The first name Sanders
A boy’s name from English.
Pronounced /ˈsændəɹz/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
English origin
From the Middle English Sander, a shortened form of Alexander + suffix -s.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sanders at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 15 boys born in the United States were named Sanders, the 6,086th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1951, when 47 were.
2,398
babies named Sanders since 1880
#6,086
rank in 2025
1951
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Sanders in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
سَانْدَرْزْ
sāndarz
Arabic
Սանդերս
Armenian
桑德斯
Sāngdésī
Chinese
סנדרס
sanders
Hebrew
Famous people named Sanders
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Charles Sanders PeirceAmerican philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist (1839-1914)
- Walton GogginsAmerican actor (born 1971)
- Vern LawAmerican baseball player, born 1930
More English boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Sanders mean?
- From the Middle English Sander, a shortened form of Alexander + suffix -s.
- What is the origin of the name Sanders?
- From the Middle English Sander, a shortened form of Alexander + suffix -s.
- Is Sanders a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,398 US babies named Sanders since 1880 were boys.
- When was Sanders most popular?
- 1951 in the United States, when 47 babies were named Sanders, its highest rank at 1,051st.
- How do you pronounce Sanders?
- Sanders is /ˈsændəɹz/, 2 syllables.
- Is Sanders also a surname?
- Yes. Sanders is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.