The baby name Sander is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsændər/ (SAN-dər) — English,/ˈsɑndər/ (SAHN-dər) — Dutch.
The baby name Sander is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsændər/ (SAN-dər) — English,/ˈsɑndər/ (SAHN-dər) — Dutch.
Sander is Dutch, Norwegian in Origin.
Sander is a Dutch and Scandinavian diminutive of Alexander, ultimately from Greek Alexandros (alexein “to defend, help” + anēr/andros “man”), yielding the meaning “defender of men” or “protector.” It also appears in Low German and Flemish usage, and in medieval English and Scots documents as Sander or Saunder.
As a familiar form, it was common in late medieval Britain and later survived chiefly in surnames such as Sanders and Saunders. As a given name it has enjoyed steady modern use in the Netherlands and across Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and northern Germany, while English-speaking countries more often prefer Xander. Close relatives and variants include Alexander, Sándor (Hungarian), Sandro (Italian), Sasha (Slavic), Xander and Zander (short forms), and Scots Sandy/Saunder; feminine counterparts stem from Alexandra, notably Sandra and Sandy. Name days typically align with those of Alexander.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | Boys | 0 | #15 | 225 | 2,087 |
| EE | 0 | #20 | 18 | 1,051 | |
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| NL | 0 | #25 | 798 | 2,481 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #27 | 12,241 | 5,873 |
| NL | Boys | 2014 | #31 | 70 | 79 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #32 | 181 | 444 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| AL | 0 | #64 | 12 | 2,372 | |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #163 | 20 | 1,509 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2020 | #174 | 24 | 400 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #176 | 4 | 4,064 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| DK | 0 | #193 | 11 | 5,198 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #199 | 104 | 5,122 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #238 | 9 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #252 | 5 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #253 | 15 | 6,912 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #266 | 60 | 7,401 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2023 | #305 | 5 | 2,601 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #326 | 4 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #335 | 4 | 5,948 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| BR | 0 | #355 | 6 | 5,969 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| BO | 0 | #363 | 19 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #365 | 19 | 11,440 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #383 | 45 | 2,041 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #391 | 4 | 2,886 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #405 | 9 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #435 | 40 | 7,625 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #456 | 12 | 7,628 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #457 | 31 | 10,188 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #461 | 133 | 9,244 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #465 | 17 | 9,305 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #485 | 21 | 12,621 |
| CO | 0 | #504 | 7 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #551 | 7 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #582 | 101 | 3,552 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #620 | 133 | 12,213 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #627 | 39 | 13,390 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #656 | 277 | 15,656 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #716 | 164 | 14,506 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #760 | 27 | 15,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #798 | 9 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #867 | 26 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #884 | 47 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #887 | 66 | 5,697 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #912 | 71 | 16,355 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #926 | 10 | 25,931 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #934 | 22 | 5,933 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #990 | 12 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #994 | 8 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 4 | 14,861 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,167 | 10 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,201 | 11 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,261 | 211 | 10,046 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,567 | 48 | 28,008 |
Sander is popular in 77 countries — most recent births per country:
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