Is Sander a boy or girl name?

Sander is a boy’s name. Of the 1,667 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.7% were girls and 95.3% were boys.

Sander

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Sander was most popular in 2020, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,815 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,410, with 41 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,667 people named Sander.

Sander over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sander’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sander a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sander is a boy’s name — 4.7% of the 1,667 Americans given it were girls and 95.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sander

Where Sander is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 4.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org