Sender
Sender is a Yiddish-language masculine given name. It is a variant of the name Alexander.
Meaning & Origin of Sender
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sender is a Yiddish-language masculine given name. It is a variant of the name Alexander.
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The Story of Sender
Sender first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1991, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 15 Senders were born — ranking #5,878 that year. As of 2026, Sender ranks #6,243 for baby boys with 14 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 205 Senders have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Sender
Sender is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 205 births in the dataset. Sender's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #5,878. Use the chart and map above to compare Sender'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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