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.

Sanford

#953 most common boys' name of all time · #2,204 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#953
Rank overall
#2,204 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
15,044
Since 2016
139
Peak year
1929 #311
Best rank
#304 1882
Girls Boys peak 315/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Sanford 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 — 12 12 #6,807
2024 — 12 12 #6,836
2023 — 8 8 #8,927
2022 — 19 19 #5,020
2021 — 13 13 #6,336
2020 — 17 17 #5,239
2019 — 18 18 #5,155
2018 — 15 15 #5,771
2017 — 12 12 #6,692
2016 — 13 13 #6,355
2015 — 13 13 #6,326
2014 — 12 12 #6,637
2013 — 7 7 #9,669
2012 — 14 14 #6,002
2011 — 6 6 #10,821
2010 — 9 9 #8,146
2009 — 9 9 #8,314
2008 — 17 17 #5,250
2007 — 11 11 #7,099
2006 — 12 12 #6,465
2005 — 14 14 #5,585
2004 — 14 14 #5,496
2003 — 10 10 #6,722
2002 — 14 14 #5,132
2001 — 13 13 #5,392
2000 — 18 18 #4,209
1999 — 15 15 #4,539
1998 — 16 16 #4,201
1997 — 17 17 #3,882
1996 — 14 14 #4,398
1995 — 16 16 #3,859
1994 — 20 20 #3,329
1993 — 18 18 #3,503
1992 — 23 23 #2,913
1991 — 28 28 #2,471
1990 — 32 32 #2,215
1989 — 32 32 #2,154
1988 — 28 28 #2,201
1987 — 27 27 #2,171
1986 — 32 32 #1,874
1985 — 27 27 #2,073
1984 — 25 25 #2,104
1983 — 45 45 #1,400
1982 — 50 50 #1,320
1981 — 30 30 #1,865
1980 — 43 43 #1,450
1979 — 29 29 #1,869
1978 — 41 41 #1,453
1977 — 43 43 #1,392
1976 — 46 46 #1,308
1975 — 44 44 #1,307
1974 — 56 56 #1,099
1973 — 80 80 #894
1972 — 77 77 #912
1971 — 112 112 #772
1970 — 97 97 #823
1969 — 109 109 #751
1968 — 125 125 #670
1967 — 132 132 #650
1966 — 130 130 #650
1965 — 101 101 #737
1964 — 141 141 #652
1963 — 140 140 #659
1962 — 158 158 #615
1961 — 175 175 #597
1960 — 171 171 #602
1959 — 156 156 #620
1958 — 198 198 #547
1957 — 164 164 #600
1956 — 204 204 #524
1955 — 221 221 #497
1954 — 222 222 #485
1953 — 227 227 #468
1952 — 238 238 #457
1951 — 226 226 #448
1950 — 248 248 #426
1949 — 257 257 #424
1948 — 277 277 #408
1947 — 293 293 #402
1946 — 298 298 #378
1945 — 185 185 #439
1944 — 226 226 #400
1943 — 285 285 #363
1942 — 273 273 #369
1941 — 253 253 #368
1940 — 240 240 #369
1939 — 220 220 #383
1938 — 256 256 #348
1937 — 227 227 #357
1936 — 227 227 #360
1935 — 225 225 #363
1934 — 266 266 #334
1933 — 231 231 #357
1932 — 260 260 #342
1931 — 287 287 #323
1930 — 275 275 #335
1929 — 315 315 #311
1928 — 295 295 #329
1927 — 281 281 #349
1926 — 270 270 #354
1925 — 273 273 #356
1924 — 265 265 #370
1923 — 256 256 #373
1922 — 273 273 #361
1921 — 250 250 #382
1920 — 216 216 #401
1919 — 246 246 #369
1918 — 222 222 #400
1917 — 185 185 #415
1916 — 215 215 #375
1915 — 226 226 #356
1914 — 132 132 #415
1913 — 107 107 #419
1912 — 92 92 #401
1911 — 49 49 #409
1910 — 48 48 #374
1909 — 36 36 #410
1908 — 36 36 #393
1907 — 29 29 #433
1906 — 33 33 #369
1905 — 31 31 #371
1904 — 32 32 #355
1903 — 22 22 #433
1902 — 28 28 #373
1901 — 26 26 #366
1900 — 21 21 #519
1899 — 26 26 #356
1898 — 28 28 #368
1897 — 25 25 #376
1896 — 25 25 #390
1895 — 23 23 #403
1894 — 27 27 #352
1893 — 20 20 #403
1892 — 26 26 #377
1891 — 27 27 #330
1890 — 13 13 #534
1889 — 25 25 #351
1888 — 22 22 #399
1887 — 22 22 #352
1886 — 16 16 #451
1885 — 22 22 #380
1884 — 32 32 #307
1883 — 22 22 #363
1882 — 33 33 #304
1881 — 28 28 #309
1880 — 30 30 #312