How Many People Are Named Sander?
people named Sander are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 260,506 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,667 babies named Sander in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
46 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Dutch and Scandinavian short form of ALEXANDER.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Sander, 5.2% were girls and 94.8% were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Sander alive today is about 29 years old, and 63% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 53 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Sander first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2020, to 46 babies. In 2025, 41 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Sander has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,742, in 1937. In 2025 it ranked #3,029.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,029 |
| Best rank | #1,742 (1937) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,519 in the 2000s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Sander alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sander were born in California than in any other state: about 75 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sander was given about 3.8 times as often in California.
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