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Saunders

male

Meaning

"Defender of Men"

English surname from a short form of Alexander, ultimately linked to the Greek meaning defender of men.

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Popularity History of Saunders

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#12066Ranked nationally
SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

Yearly Ranking Snapshot

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Saunders did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Saunders Nicknames

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Similar Names to Saunders

male

Anthony

AN-thuh-nee

“Priceless; Invaluable”

#44
|Latin
male

Andrew

AN-droo

“Manly; Strong”

#68
|Greek
male

Alexander

al-ig-ZAN-der

“Defender of Men”

#27
|Greek
male

Aaron

AIR-un

“Exalted; Mountain of Strength”

#79
|Hebrew
male

Austin

AW-stun

“Great, Venerable”

#107
|Latin
male

Alex

“Defender”

#205
|Greek
male

Allen

“Handsome; Harmonious”

#573
|Celtic
male

Angel

“Messenger”

#63
|Greek
male

Alvin

“Noble Friend”

#791
|English
male

Alejandro

“Defender of Men”

#184
|Spanish

Baby Name Lists That Include Saunders

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Quick Facts

OriginGreek, English
Syllables2
Length8 letters

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