Sander
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,990 for boys
Sander is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 2,990th for boys in the US (41 babies).
What does Sander mean?
Greek
A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Sander a girl's or a boy's name?
Sander is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 41 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sander in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Sander, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2010, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Sander in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
How popular is Sander in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,990among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41about 1 in 42,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the US were named Sander, making it the 2,990th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,688th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
Half of all the boys named Sander in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sander in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #2,990 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 44 | #2,847 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,001 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,494 |
| 2020 | 46 | #2,688 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,237 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,595 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,315 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,507 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,292 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,414 |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,893 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,326 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,113 |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,838 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,671 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,147 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,022 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,957 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,250 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,437 |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,940 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,026 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,497 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,171 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,925 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,073 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,207 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,478 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,609 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,185 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,688 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,029 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,266 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,091 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,863 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,607 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,355 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,193 |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,902 |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,934 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1921 | 9 | #2,985 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,488 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,390 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,542 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,457 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,543 |
Names like Sander
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Carter Cooper Theo Jasper Hunter Oliver Luca Asher Archer Sebastian Xander Spencer
Names related to Sander
More Greek names
Theodore Sophia George Lucas Sofia Alexander Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sander: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sander, updated 20 October 2026.