How rare is the name Zander?

21,549 people in the United States have the first name Zander, about 1 in 14,016. It ranks #1,528 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

ZANDER

#1,528

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
21,549
About
1 in 14,016
This common or more
75.4%
Who bears it

Of the 21,549 people named Zander, 72.2% reported their origin as White, 13.1% as Hispanic or Latino and 8% as two or more races. 99.4% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Zander peaked in 2013, when 1,600 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19152025
Peak year
2013
Births that year
1,600
In 2025*
804 ▼50%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 28,786 babies have been given the name since 1915. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Zander by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2010s, when it ranked #490. The largest share of babies named Zander, 56.6%, were born in 2013 or later.

1910s#10,4749
1930s#11,2936
1980s#23,95312
1990s#6,212288
2000s#7388,267
2010s#49014,168
2020s#6606,036
Greatest Generation 1901–270%
Silent Generation 1928–450%
Millennials 1981–960.3%
Generation Z 1997–1243%
2013 and later56.6%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Zander is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Zander has been most common in Nevada (2.9×), Utah (2.8×), and Idaho (2.5×), and least common in New Jersey (0.34×).

27,959 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Zander

1 other first name also has 21,549 people.

#1,528 Rhett · 21,549

Either side of Zander

#1,527 Monika · 21,582#1,528 Rhett · 21,549#1,530 Judah · 21,541#1,531 Amalia · 21,522

Also a last name

As a last name, Zander ranks #7,555 of 156,621, with 4,239 people. See Zander as a last name

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