Zander

Last seen for girls in 2018 at #15,682 · #396 for boys in 2025, 804 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2013 · 1,600 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
28,750
since 1915

Zander over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Zander has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #230, 2013boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#396804
2024—#374870
2023—#355927
2022—#3091,088
2021—#2931,152
2020—#2801,195
2019—#2761,297
2018#15,6825#2591,400
2017#15,9025#2371,563
2016#16,2155#2601,394
2015—#2491,470
2014—#2461,524
2013—#2301,600
2012#13,4837#2461,471
2011—#2651,308
2010—#2941,119
2009#15,2426#2871,147
2008—#2971,120
2007—#3131,052
2006—#3051,081
2005—#333911
2004#11,6248#2791,141
2003—#312957
2002—#533420
2001—#664274
2000—#986150
1999—#1,181109
1998—#1,43679
1997—#2,50232
1996—#3,67818
1995—#4,79112
1994—#6,3728
1993—#5,00211
1992—#5,6609
1991—#8,2365
1990—#8,1175
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1988—#5,7517
1987—#6,9515
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First appearance
1915

The first year at least five boys were named Zander! It came in at #2,621, and was given to 9 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1916–1933, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Zander is popular in 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #203 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 695 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Zander, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Zander, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Zander, so not publishedNHWashington: #238 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,056 boysWAIdaho: #199 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 731 boysIDMontana: #235 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 800 boysMTNorth Dakota: #95 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 277 boysNDMinnesota: #204 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 942 boysMNIllinois: #322 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,860 boysILWisconsin: #123 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 531 boysWIMichigan: #149 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 705 boysMINew York: #614 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 4,488 boysNYMassachusetts: #603 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,176 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Zander, so not publishedRIOregon: #182 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 666 boysORNevada: #330 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,595 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Zander, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #183 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 589 boysSDIowa: #139 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 510 boysIAIndiana: #207 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 935 boysINOhio: #166 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 793 boysOHPennsylvania: #253 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,445 boysPANew Jersey: #862 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,436 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Zander, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #463 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 3,459 boysCAUtah: #163 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 605 boysUTColorado: #234 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 991 boysCONebraska: #223 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 864 boysNEMissouri: #196 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 904 boysMOKentucky: #243 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,302 boysKYWest Virginia: #136 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 536 boysWVVirginia: #345 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,108 boysVAMaryland: #543 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,595 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Zander, so not publishedDEArizona: #265 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,210 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Zander, so not publishedNMKansas: #234 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 985 boysKSArkansas: #175 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 715 boysARTennessee: #297 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,651 boysTNNorth Carolina: #386 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,341 boysNCSouth Carolina: #286 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,447 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Zander, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #185 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 740 boysOKLouisiana: #556 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,130 boysLAMississippi: #367 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,863 boysMSAlabama: #343 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,858 boysALGeorgia: #429 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,459 boysGAHawaii: #214 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 768 boysHITexas: #375 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 2,302 boysTXFlorida: #357 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,216 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#95 · 1 in 277
  2. Wisconsin#123 · 1 in 531
  3. West Virginia#136 · 1 in 536
  4. Iowa#139 · 1 in 510
  5. Michigan#149 · 1 in 705

Best ever in a state: #65 in North Dakota, 2013.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#95121 in 277
Wisconsin#123541 in 531
West Virginia#136161 in 536
Iowa#139311 in 510
Michigan#149701 in 705
Utah#163381 in 605
Ohio#166791 in 793
Arkansas#175211 in 715
Oregon#182291 in 666
South Dakota#18371 in 589
Oklahoma#185291 in 740
Missouri#196371 in 904
Idaho#199121 in 731
Alaska#20351 in 695
Minnesota#204311 in 942
Indiana#207401 in 935
Hawaii#21461 in 768
Nebraska#223121 in 864
Colorado#234291 in 991
Kansas#234171 in 985
Montana#23551 in 800
Washington#238351 in 1,056
Kentucky#243181 in 1,302
Pennsylvania#253431 in 1,445
Arizona#265331 in 1,210
South Carolina#286151 in 1,447
Tennessee#297221 in 1,651
Illinois#322391 in 1,860
Nevada#33091 in 1,595
Alabama#343131 in 1,858
Virginia#345201 in 2,108
Florida#357431 in 2,216
Mississippi#36781 in 1,863
Texas#375811 in 2,302
North Carolina#386231 in 2,341
Georgia#429241 in 2,459
California#463701 in 3,459
Maryland#54381 in 3,595
Louisiana#55681 in 3,130
Massachusetts#60361 in 5,176
New York#614241 in 4,488
New Jersey#86261 in 7,436
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Zander
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 22 spots since 2024 (#374 → #396)
  • 116 spots since 2020 (#280 → #396)
  • 147 spots since 2015 (#249 → #396)
  • Biggest jump: 322 spots in 2001 (#986 → #664)
  • Biggest drop: 54 spots in 2005 (#279 → #333)
Rise & fade · boys
98 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1915
  • Peaked 2013 at #230 (1,600 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 26 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 26 yrs · run 2000–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,182
  • Highest: 1 in 1,182 boys born in 2013 were named Zander (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,124 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 49.2% of all boys named Zander (14,146) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s9#2,621 (1915)#2,621
1920s0——
1930s6#3,277 (1934)#3,277
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1980s12#5,751 (1988)#6,351
1990s288#1,181 (1999)#4,698
2000s8,253#279 (2004)#431
2010s14,146#230 (2013)#256
2020s6,036#280 (2020)#335

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Zander in 2009

girls
#15,242
6 births · 1 in 306,186 girls
boys
#287
1,147 births · 1 in 1,729 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #15,242Zander6

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #287Zander1,147
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 306,186 of them was named Zander, which outranked 24.5% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zander
  1. #13,704Zykirah7
  2. #13,704Zylie7
  3. #13,704Zyllah7
  4. #15,242Zander6
  5. #15,242Aadison6
  6. #15,242Aahliyah6
  7. #15,242Aaila6
  8. #17,294Aaden5
  9. #17,294Aaiyana5
  10. #17,294Aaiza5

Tied with 2,051 names at #15,242; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 1,729 of them was named Zander, which outranked 98.0% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Zander
  1. #284Dawson1,154
  2. #285Colby1,152
  3. #286Angelo1,149
  4. #287Zander1,147
  5. #288Anderson1,142
  6. #289Grady1,140
  7. #290Dante1,139
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2009 →