Sanford is a boy's name of English origin meaning “sandy ford.” In 2024 it was given to 12 boys in the United States.
Sanford belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “sandy ford” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sanford first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #304 in 1882, and in 2024 12 babies received the name — 15,031 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sanford means “sandy ford” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sanford is a boy name. In 2024, 12 babies received the name in the US.
Sanford comes from the English & American tradition.
Sanford first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #304 in 1882, and 12 babies were given the name in 2024.
Sanford is pronounced /ˈsænfɚd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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