Saunders
Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish origin, derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander.
Meaning & Origin of Saunders
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish origin, derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander.
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The Story of Saunders
Saunders first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1912, when 8 Saunderss were born — ranking #1,885 that year. As of 2026, Saunders ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 193 Saunderss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Saunders
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- Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and gunman
- Al Saunders (born 1947), American football coach
- Alan Saunders (broadcaster) (1954–2012), broadcaster for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Alan Saunders (police officer) (1886–1964), Inspector-General of Police in Palestine, 1937–1943
- Alan Saunders (public servant) (1892–1957), English public servant and cricketer
- Albert Charles Saunders (1874–1943), Canadian politician
- Alfred Saunders (1820–1905), New Zealand politician
- Alfred Thomas Saunders (1854–1940), generally known as A. T. Saunders, South Australian historian
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Names that sound like Saunders
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About the name Saunders
Saunders is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 193 births in the dataset. Saunders's peak popularity came in 1912 when it ranked #1,885. Use the chart and map above to compare Saunders'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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