The baby name Sancho is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa_english': '/ˈsæn.tʃoʊ/', 'ipa_spanish': '/ˈsan.t͡ʃo/', 'respelling': 'SAN-cho or SAHN-cho'}.
Sancho is Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Sancho is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa_english': '/ˈsæn.tʃoʊ/', 'ipa_spanish': '/ˈsan.t͡ʃo/', 'respelling': 'SAN-cho or SAHN-cho'}.
Sancho is Spanish in Origin.
Sancho is an Iberian given name rooted in Latin Sanctius, from sanctus “holy, saintly,” though some scholars note interplay with the Basque personal name Antso in medieval records. The name appears across Romance and Basque varieties: Spanish/Portuguese Sancho, Catalan and Occitan Sanç, Gascon/French Sanche, Italian Sancio, and Basque Antso; feminine counterparts include Sancha (Spanish/Portuguese) and Sança (Catalan). Diminutives such as Sanchito occur in Spanish, and the patronymic surname Sánchez means “son of Sancho.”
It flourished in the Middle Ages among Iberian nobility and royalty - Sancho III “the Great” of Navarre, Sancho Ramírez of Aragon, Sancho I of León, and Portugal’s Sancho I and II - cementing its prestige. Later centuries saw reduced given-name usage, but Cervantes’ Sancho Panza gave it a durable, down-to-earth literary profile. Today Sancho reads as traditional yet vivid, carrying the clear meaning “saintly” and a deep link to Iberian heritage.
| Sancho II of Portugal Sancho II of Portugal is best known for serving as King of Portugal from 1223 to 1248. Born in Coimbra in 1207, he was the eldest son of Afonso II of Portugal and Urraca of Castile, and he was also known by nicknames including Sancho the Cowled and Sancho the Pious. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #215 | 6 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #230 | 5 | 5,842 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #240 | 50 | 6,578 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #256 | 4 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #329 | 4 | 5,862 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #331 | 37 | 7,951 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #370 | 14 | 11,440 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #449 | 57 | 12,621 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #476 | 8 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #531 | 20 | 12,054 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #555 | 6 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #693 | 8 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #741 | 11 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #841 | 90 | 5,610 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #880 | 41 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #922 | 30 | 5,873 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #926 | 27 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #929 | 54 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,148 | 31 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,432 | 40 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,595 | 20 | 28,008 |
Sancho is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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