Sanford

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Sanford is a male given name of Old English origin, meaning "sandy ford". Notable people with the name include: Sanford Barsky, American professor of pathology Sanford Bates, American penologist, administrator and author Sanford Berman, American librarian Sanford I.

From Wikipedia

Sanford first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1929 with 315 babies (rank #311 that year). In 2024 it was given to 12 boys (rank #7,159). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Sanford

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sanford yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

15,031

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

315

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Sanford

Sanford B. Doleornithologist · b. 1844

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	30	#312
1881	28	#312
1882	33	#304
1883	22	#370
1884	32	#312
1885	22	#384
1886	16	#466
1887	22	#354
1888	22	#403
1889	25	#357
1890	13	#561
1891	27	#332
1892	26	#379
1893	20	#416
1894	27	#356
1895	23	#411
1896	25	#395
1897	25	#381
1898	28	#373
1899	26	#360
1900	21	#531
1901	26	#370
1902	28	#378
1903	22	#447
1904	32	#357
1905	31	#380
1906	33	#376
1907	29	#435
1908	36	#394
1909	36	#417
1910	48	#375
1911	49	#413
1912	92	#402
1913	107	#419
1914	132	#416
1915	226	#357
1916	215	#376
1917	185	#416
1918	222	#400
1919	246	#369
1920	216	#402
1921	250	#382
1922	273	#361
1923	256	#374
1924	265	#371
1925	273	#357
1926	270	#354
1927	281	#349
1928	295	#329
1929	315	#311
1930	275	#335
1931	287	#323
1932	260	#342
1933	231	#357
1934	266	#335
1935	225	#363
1936	227	#360
1937	227	#357
1938	256	#348
1939	220	#383
1940	240	#369
1941	253	#368
1942	273	#369
1943	285	#363
1944	226	#400
1945	185	#439
1946	298	#379
1947	293	#402
1948	277	#408
1949	257	#424
1950	248	#427
1951	226	#449
1952	238	#457
1953	227	#468
1954	222	#485
1955	221	#498
1956	204	#524
1957	164	#600
1958	198	#549
1959	156	#620
1960	170	#604
1961	176	#599
1962	158	#615
1963	140	#659
1964	141	#654
1965	101	#740
1966	130	#651
1967	132	#651
1968	125	#673
1969	109	#751
1970	97	#824
1971	112	#772
1972	77	#915
1973	80	#896
1974	56	#1,108
1975	44	#1,319
1976	46	#1,313
1977	43	#1,403
1978	41	#1,468
1979	29	#1,899
1980	43	#1,468
1981	30	#1,894
1982	50	#1,339
1983	45	#1,423
1984	25	#2,149
1985	27	#2,113
1986	32	#1,911
1987	27	#2,205
1988	28	#2,241
1989	32	#2,195
1990	32	#2,249
1991	28	#2,533
1992	23	#2,985
1993	18	#3,629
1994	20	#3,444
1995	16	#4,014
1996	14	#4,569
1997	17	#4,022
1998	16	#4,374
1999	15	#4,718
2000	18	#4,351
2001	13	#5,615
2002	14	#5,344
2003	10	#7,150
2004	14	#5,741
2005	14	#5,825
2006	12	#6,831
2007	11	#7,492
2008	17	#5,447
2009	9	#8,872
2010	9	#8,668
2011	6	#12,005
2012	14	#6,250
2013	7	#10,530
2014	12	#6,978
2015	13	#6,609
2016	13	#6,656
2017	11	#7,454
2018	15	#5,993
2019	18	#5,304
2020	17	#5,417
2021	13	#6,605
2022	19	#5,181
2023	8	#9,586
2024	12	#7,159