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Sander

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What official birth registration shows about Sander: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Dutch pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Marcel Coenders. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Sander: Recorded since 1968, it reached #2 in 2000, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2000–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2000 to 2025, ranging from #2587 to #5137.200020062010201320172025#2587#5137
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2000#3036
2001#2587
2006#3385
2008#3158
2010#2941
2011#3830
2013#3822
2015#4747
2017#4812
2024#3688
2025#5137

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 51 of the 58 years from 1968 to 2025.

In 2025: #38 among boys in Norway, #5137 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1968–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1968

    First recorded at #555 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1968–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1968–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #2 in Norway in 2000.

Sander's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#51373HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#48123HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#29416HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#31585HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#33854HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#38181HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#28197HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#31184HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#25205HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#19209HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#15216HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#19236HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#8287HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#24218HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#26226HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#22238HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#9326HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#15291HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#18282HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#19279HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#15334HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#7424HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#15339HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#10389HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#5422HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#11402HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#7433HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#6471HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#3501HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#3523HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#2585HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#3569HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#3595HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#23314HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#34238HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#60132HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#71110HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#13152HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#15246HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#19933HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#22526HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#34014HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#38612HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#41910HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#6334HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#4529HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4519HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#6055HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6584HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5955HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5815HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#6334HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5635HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5735HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5485HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5554HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Sander is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Sander, between 1968 and 2025, in 51 of those 58 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2000England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200119682025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1968–202551#2 in 2000
England and Wales2000–202511#2587 in 2001

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1975; it appears again in 1979.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Sander

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1968–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1968 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #2 in Norway in 2000. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.