Is Sanford a boy or girl name?
Sanford is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 12 boys were named Sanford, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 15,031 US babies named Sanford were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,159
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sanford since 1880
- 15,031
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 315 babies
Boys and girls named Sanford, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 252 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 240 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 294 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,522 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 2,694 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 2,474 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 2,587 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,104 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,382 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 625 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 339 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 199 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 132 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 118 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 69 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #7,159 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #9,586 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,181 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,605 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,417 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,304 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,993 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,454 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,656 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,609 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,978 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,530 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,250 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #12,005 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,668 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,872 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,447 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,492 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,831 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,825 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,741 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,150 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,344 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,615 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,351 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,718 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,374 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 17 | #4,022 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,569 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 16 | #4,014 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,444 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,629 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,985 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,533 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 32 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,195 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,241 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,113 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,149 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 50 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 30 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 29 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 41 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 43 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 44 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 56 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 80 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 77 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 112 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 97 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 109 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 125 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 132 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 130 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 101 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 141 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 140 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 158 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 176 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 170 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 156 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 198 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 164 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 204 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 221 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 222 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 227 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 238 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 226 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 248 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 257 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 277 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 293 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 298 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 185 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 226 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 285 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 273 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 253 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 240 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 220 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 256 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 227 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 227 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 225 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 266 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 231 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 260 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 287 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 275 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 315 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 295 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 281 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 270 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 273 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 265 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 256 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 273 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 250 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 216 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 246 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 222 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 185 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 215 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 226 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 132 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 107 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 92 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 49 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 48 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 36 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 36 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 29 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 33 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 31 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 32 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 22 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 28 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 26 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 21 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 26 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 28 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 25 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 25 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 23 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 27 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 20 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 26 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 27 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 25 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 22 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 22 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 16 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 22 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 32 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 22 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 33 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 28 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 30 | #312 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sanford reached #304 in 1882. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sanford
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.