Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Sanders

#2,817 most common boys' name of all time · #6,780 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,817
Rank overall
#6,780 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
2,398
Since 2016
159
Peak year
1951 #1,045
Best rank
#563 1893
Girls Boys peak 47/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Sanders is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 15 15 #5,874
2024 — 13 13 #6,480
2023 — 20 20 #4,891
2022 — 12 12 #6,836
2021 — 17 17 #5,341
2020 — 15 15 #5,701
2019 — 9 9 #8,232
2018 — 12 12 #6,714
2017 — 22 22 #4,471
2016 — 24 24 #4,204
2015 — 12 12 #6,685
2014 — 21 21 #4,546
2013 — 14 14 #5,930
2012 — 24 24 #4,133
2011 — 14 14 #5,956
2010 — 9 9 #8,159
2009 — 15 15 #5,809
2008 — 20 20 #4,719
2007 — 15 15 #5,668
2006 — 11 11 #6,920
2005 — 11 11 #6,648
2004 — 12 12 #6,152
2003 — 10 10 #6,736
2002 — 7 7 #8,484
2001 — 10 10 #6,455
2000 — 13 13 #5,308
1999 — 8 8 #7,161
1998 — 10 10 #5,859
1997 — 16 16 #4,070
1996 — 10 10 #5,554
1995 — 17 17 #3,703
1994 — 15 15 #4,108
1993 — 14 14 #4,243
1992 — 16 16 #3,765
1991 — 11 11 #4,778
1990 — 13 13 #4,183
1989 — 10 10 #4,836
1988 — 15 15 #3,373
1987 — 10 10 #4,256
1986 — 9 9 #4,478
1985 — 10 10 #4,069
1984 — 6 6 #5,596
1983 — 16 16 #2,800
1982 — 16 16 #2,844
1981 — 8 8 #4,529
1980 — 13 13 #3,265
1979 — 11 11 #3,585
1978 — 14 14 #2,942
1977 — 13 13 #3,052
1976 — 15 15 #2,722
1975 — 12 12 #3,091
1974 — 13 13 #2,812
1973 — 15 15 #2,522
1972 — 15 15 #2,435
1971 — 9 9 #3,395
1970 — 11 11 #2,915
1969 — 17 17 #2,058
1968 — 15 15 #2,120
1967 — 15 15 #2,046
1966 — 10 10 #2,643
1965 6 18 24 #1,862
1964 — 16 16 #2,050
1963 — 16 16 #2,048
1962 — 15 15 #2,129
1961 — 19 19 #1,892
1960 — 24 24 #1,662
1959 — 17 17 #1,987
1958 — 24 24 #1,601
1957 — 17 17 #1,964
1956 — 24 24 #1,616
1955 — 30 30 #1,400
1954 — 29 29 #1,415
1953 — 39 39 #1,198
1952 — 25 25 #1,528
1951 — 47 47 #1,045
1950 — 30 30 #1,318
1949 — 27 27 #1,416
1948 — 27 27 #1,408
1947 — 23 23 #1,562
1946 — 30 30 #1,282
1945 — 30 30 #1,210
1944 — 19 19 #1,584
1943 — 30 30 #1,262
1942 — 30 30 #1,280
1941 — 24 24 #1,380
1940 — 20 20 #1,532
1939 — 16 16 #1,730
1938 — 27 27 #1,286
1937 — 21 21 #1,493
1936 — 18 18 #1,596
1935 — 24 24 #1,397
1934 — 23 23 #1,430
1933 — 19 19 #1,601
1932 — 31 31 #1,224
1931 — 22 22 #1,500
1930 — 26 26 #1,439
1929 — 20 20 #1,684
1928 — 20 20 #1,715
1927 — 26 26 #1,484
1926 — 22 22 #1,620
1925 — 21 21 #1,694
1924 — 27 27 #1,463
1923 — 30 30 #1,327
1922 — 38 38 #1,167
1921 — 32 32 #1,306
1920 — 29 29 #1,355
1919 — 38 38 #1,126
1918 — 29 29 #1,321
1917 — 23 23 #1,486
1916 — 16 16 #1,865
1915 — 24 24 #1,381
1914 — 28 28 #1,077
1913 — 16 16 #1,331
1912 — 20 20 #1,040
1911 — 9 9 #1,217
1910 — 20 20 #667
1909 — 11 11 #923
1908 — 11 11 #845
1907 — 9 9 #957
1906 — 8 8 #965
1905 — 9 9 #875
1904 — 6 6 #1,110
1903 — 5 5 #1,195
1902 — 6 6 #1,056
1901 — 6 6 #988
1900 — 10 10 #865
1899 — 5 5 #1,091
1898 — 7 7 #927
1897 — 6 6 #992
1896 — 10 10 #753
1894 — 6 6 #1,015
1893 — 13 13 #563
1892 — 5 5 #1,122
1891 — 6 6 #901
1890 — 6 6 #931
1889 — 8 8 #763
1888 — 7 7 #865
1887 — 7 7 #785
1886 — 6 6 #900
1885 — 8 8 #745
1884 — 9 9 #690
1883 — 8 8 #704
1882 — 10 10 #645
1881 — 8 8 #684
1880 — 6 6 #896