Sancho
Sancho is an Iberian given name. Sancho stems from the Latin name Sanctius. The feminine form of the name is Sanchia, and the common patronymic is Sánchez and Sanches.
Meaning & Origin of Sancho
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sancho is an Iberian given name. Sancho stems from the Latin name Sanctius. The feminine form of the name is Sanchia, and the common patronymic is Sánchez and Sanches.
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The Story of Sancho
Sancho first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 8 Sanchos were born — ranking #4,165 that year. As of 2026, Sancho ranks #8,700 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 34 Sanchos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sancho
Sancho is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Sancho's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #4,165. Use the chart and map above to compare Sancho's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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