boy's name

Sancho

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 46

Sancho is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1993 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1977, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1972.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Sancho over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1993, not a full ten years.

19
'70 '80 '90
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Births named Sancho by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 19
1980s 5
1990s (to 1993) 10

How popular is Sancho?

In 1993, Sancho was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Sancho is used

France #6,148 5 in 2010
England & Wales #6,473 3 in 2024
United States #9,938 5 in 1993

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Sancho

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Sancho also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sancho over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Sancho

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sancho — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Sancho

How popular is the name Sancho?

In 1993, Sancho was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Sancho a girl's or a boy's name?

Sancho is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Sancho?

Sancho has 2 syllables.

When was Sancho most popular?

Sancho peaked in 1977, when 8 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.