The baby name Sanford appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1991. It was most popular in 1929 with 364 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Sanford has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 16 |
| 1911 | 23 |
| 1912 | 41 |
| 1913 | 58 |
| 1914 | 79 |
| 1915 | 200 |
| 1916 | 208 |
| 1917 | 188 |
| 1918 | 226 |
| 1919 | 267 |
| 1920 | 231 |
| 1921 | 272 |
| 1922 | 283 |
| 1923 | 224 |
| 1924 | 269 |
| 1925 | 273 |
| 1926 | 306 |
| 1927 | 276 |
| 1928 | 302 |
| 1929 | 364 |
| 1930 | 321 |
| 1931 | 272 |
| 1932 | 262 |
| 1933 | 216 |
| 1934 | 257 |
| 1935 | 223 |
| 1936 | 223 |
| 1937 | 184 |
| 1938 | 213 |
| 1939 | 214 |
| 1940 | 247 |
| 1941 | 231 |
| 1942 | 279 |
| 1943 | 300 |
| 1944 | 225 |
| 1945 | 149 |
| 1946 | 278 |
| 1947 | 326 |
| 1948 | 309 |
| 1949 | 263 |
| 1950 | 274 |
| 1951 | 208 |
| 1952 | 222 |
| 1953 | 219 |
| 1954 | 199 |
| 1955 | 209 |
| 1956 | 233 |
| 1957 | 138 |
| 1958 | 164 |
| 1959 | 123 |
| 1960 | 128 |
| 1961 | 159 |
| 1962 | 149 |
| 1963 | 129 |
| 1964 | 80 |
| 1965 | 69 |
| 1966 | 114 |
| 1967 | 94 |
| 1968 | 74 |
| 1969 | 64 |
| 1970 | 51 |
| 1971 | 66 |
| 1972 | 53 |
| 1973 | 59 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1978 | 15 |
| 1980 | 20 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 15 |
| 1991 | 5 |