Sanchez is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1989 and has since faded.
Sanchez is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,496 for boy births in the United States (and #21,652 across all names), given to 7 babies. Sanchez first appears in 1960 and peaked in 1990 (39 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,496 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,109 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,002 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,994 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,592 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,608 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,710 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,606 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,061 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,936 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,224 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,609 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,679 |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,796 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,985 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,032 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,007 |
| 2007 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,394 |
| 2006 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,977 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,824 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,758 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,495 |
| 2002 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,159 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,265 |
| 2000 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,281 |
| 1999 | 20 | 20 | — | #3,812 |
| 1998 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,466 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | — | #4,021 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | — | #3,800 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | — | #4,236 |
| 1994 | 25 | — | — | #2,927 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | — | #3,230 |
| 1992 | 22 | — | — | #3,094 |
| 1991 | 32 | — | — | #2,287 |
| 1990 | 39 | — | — | #1,962 |
| 1989 | 41 | — | #12,018 | #2,061 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | — | #2,936 |
| 1987 | 26 | — | — | #2,262 |
| 1986 | 25 | — | — | #2,275 |
| 1985 | 19 | — | — | #2,691 |
| 1984 | 29 | — | — | #1,926 |
| 1983 | 19 | — | — | #2,556 |
| 1982 | 33 | — | #11,887 | #1,986 |
| 1981 | 22 | — | — | #2,324 |
| 1980 | 36 | — | #10,078 | #1,904 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | — | #2,545 |
| 1978 | 16 | — | — | #2,775 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | — | #3,170 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | — | #2,689 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | — | #3,891 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | — | #3,286 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,747 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | — | #3,906 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,526 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | — | #5,315 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | — | #3,877 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | — | #3,881 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | — | #4,532 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | — | #3,608 |