How Many People Are Named Sanders?
An estimated 1,265 people in the United States have the first name Sanders. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Sanders peaked in popularity in 1951 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sanders as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sanders paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,265
About 1 in 270,952 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1951
47 births
Total Registered
2,383
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sanders
Sanders is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,383 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Sanders as a male name
Ranked #6,738 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1951 (47 births)
Sanders as a female name
Ranked #6,380 in 1965
6 female births in 1965
Peak: 1965 (6 births)
Sanders: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sanders span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 282 babies were registered. Sanders has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sanders by Decade
How has Sanders tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sanders by State
Birth registrations for Sanders span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina. The lowest are in Mississippi, Florida, California. On average, about 31 Sanderss were registered per state.
Sanders + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sanders as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sanders
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sanders: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sanders?
We estimate approximately 1,265 people named Sanders are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 270,952 Americans share this first name.
Is Sanders a common name?
Sanders is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,383 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sanders most popular?
Sanders reached peak popularity in 1951, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sanders is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sanders a male name?
Sanders is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sanders Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sanders Smith, Sanders Johnson, Sanders Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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