Sanders
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning son of Alexander; occupational surname.
Babies a year
22
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Sanders by the numbers
Sanders was given to 22 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 47 babies in 1951, making it a 1950s name.
Other names that come from Alexander
Like Sanders, each of these traces back to Alexander: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Alexanderdefender of the people12,488 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Xanderdefender of mankind; short form of Alexander2,403 in the US (2017)
- Alejandrodefender of men; Spanish form of Alexander2,027 in the US (2017)
- Zanderdefender of men; a diminutive of Alexander1,551 in the US (2017)
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
- Alecdefender of men; short form of Alexander569 in the US (2017)
- Alessandrodefender of men; Italian form of Alexander401 in the US (2017)
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