Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- German
- Short form of Alexander
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sander
Pronunciation
s(a)-nder, san-der
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #2689, 46 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2991, 41 births)
- Girls: peak in 1959 (rank #4029, 10 births); most recent 1971 (rank #6615, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | – |
| 2024 | 26 | – |
| 2023 | 44 | – |
| 2022 | 41 | – |
| 2021 | 32 | – |
| 2020 | 46 | – |
| 2019 | 28 | – |
| 2018 | 35 | – |
| 2017 | 27 | – |
| 2016 | 30 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #2939, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #1876, 7 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence