Sanford

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Old English	Boy	dweller at the sandy ford

Fun Facts about the name Sanford

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Scrabble Score

11 points

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Popularity of Sanford

Popularity Analysis

The name Sanford first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1882 when it reached rank #304. As of 1973, it ranked #901.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
1973	901	Male	0.0049%
1972	909	Male	0.0047%
1971	772	Male	0.0062%
1970	824	Male	0.0051%
1969	750	Male	0.0060%
1968	672	Male	0.0070%
1967	652	Male	0.0074%
1966	650	Male	0.0072%
1965	740	Male	0.0053%
1964	653	Male	0.0070%
1963	661	Male	0.0068%
1962	615	Male	0.0075%
1961	596	Male	0.0082%
1960	606	Male	0.0078%
1959	621	Male	0.0072%
1958	550	Male	0.0092%
1957	600	Male	0.0075%
1956	526	Male	0.0094%
1955	497	Male	0.0105%
1954	485	Male	0.0108%
1953	469	Male	0.0113%
1952	459	Male	0.0121%
1951	449	Male	0.0118%
1950	427	Male	0.0136%
1949	425	Male	0.0142%
1948	409	Male	0.0156%
1947	403	Male	0.0157%
1946	379	Male	0.0180%
1945	438	Male	0.0136%
1944	400	Male	0.0163%
1943	363	Male	0.0196%
1942	368	Male	0.0194%
1941	367	Male	0.0202%
1940	369	Male	0.0202%
1939	383	Male	0.0194%
1938	348	Male	0.0225%
1937	357	Male	0.0209%
1936	359	Male	0.0213%
1935	363	Male	0.0209%
1934	333	Male	0.0252%
1933	357	Male	0.0225%
1932	342	Male	0.0241%
1931	324	Male	0.0269%
1930	337	Male	0.0243%
1929	310	Male	0.0286%
1928	328	Male	0.0259%
1927	350	Male	0.0242%
1926	354	Male	0.0236%
1925	358	Male	0.0237%
1924	374	Male	0.0225%
1923	373	Male	0.0227%
1922	360	Male	0.0244%
1921	382	Male	0.0219%
1920	402	Male	0.0196%
1919	369	Male	0.0242%
1918	401	Male	0.0212%
1917	416	Male	0.0193%
1916	376	Male	0.0232%
1915	356	Male	0.0258%
1914	416	Male	0.0193%
1913	419	Male	0.0200%
1912	402	Male	0.0204%
1911	412	Male	0.0203%
1910	376	Male	0.0230%
1909	417	Male	0.0204%
1908	394	Male	0.0216%
1907	434	Male	0.0183%
1906	377	Male	0.0229%
1905	380	Male	0.0216%
1904	357	Male	0.0231%
1903	447	Male	0.0170%
1902	378	Male	0.0211%
1901	370	Male	0.0225%
1900	532	Male	0.0129%
1899	360	Male	0.0226%
1898	373	Male	0.0212%
1897	381	Male	0.0205%
1896	395	Male	0.0194%
1895	411	Male	0.0182%
1894	356	Male	0.0216%
1893	416	Male	0.0165%
1892	379	Male	0.0198%
1891	332	Male	0.0247%
1890	561	Male	0.0109%
1889	357	Male	0.0210%
1888	403	Male	0.0169%
1887	354	Male	0.0201%
1886	466	Male	0.0134%
1885	384	Male	0.0190%
1884	312	Male	0.0261%
1883	370	Male	0.0196%
1882	304	Male	0.0270%
1881	312	Male	0.0259%
1880	312	Male	0.0253%

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