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Sanford

boy name · English origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

“English place name/surname, 'sandy river crossing'”

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sanford peaked in the 1890s.

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