Boy
Sanford
Sanford is a boy's name meaning "Sandy ford". It was at its most popular in the 1920s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is a distinctive, less common pick. In total, about 14,434 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
Old EnglishOld English
Etymology"Sandy ford"
Births by decade
1900s
294
1910s
1,522
1920s
2,695
1930s
2,472
1940s
2,587
1950s
2,103
1960s
1,381
1970s
625
1980s
339
1990s
199
2000s
132
2010s
85
Peaked in the 1920s · 14,434 total U.S. births since 1900