Sander

Where Sander comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Sander.

  • 2 syllables
Sander through the years
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,544 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1937
    Peak, #1,688
    17 babies named Sander, its best rank.
  3. 1939
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,609.
  4. 1961
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes

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