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How popular is the name Sander?
Births per year, rank history and how many Sanders are alive today.
Sander (male) is a shortened form of the name Alexander. Although Sander itself was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 5137th as a registered name), most Sanders are registered as Alexander, which ranked 40th in 2025 with 1,271 babies.
Most people called Sander are registered as Alexander, and share that name's profile: the Alexander you are most likely to meet is around 33 years old. Half of all Alexanders born in England and Wales are between 22 and 45, and there are at least 200,000 of them alive today. Only some Alexanders go by Sander.
How many babies are named Sander or Alexander each year?
Combined registrations of Alexander, Sander. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Alexander rank as a registered name?
Where does Sander rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Sander short for Alexander?
Yes - Sander is a shortened form of Alexander. Sanders are usually registered as Alexander at birth.
When was the name Sander most popular?
The full name Alexander peaked in 1994, when around 6,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Sander itself peaked as a registered name in 2010, with 6 babies.
How many people are called Sander?
There's no official count of people who go by Sander, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 200,000 people registered as Alexander born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Sander.
How old is the typical Sander?
Most people called Sander are registered as Alexander. Most living Alexanders are between 22 and 45; the most common age is about 33.
Is Sander becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1994 peak.