Zan vs Zander

Side-by-side comparison of Zan and Zander — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Zan

Boy name · Rank #7271

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Name B

Zander

Boy name · Rank #378

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Metric Zan Zander
Current Rank #7271 #378
Total Births (all years) 651 27,932
Peak Year 2002 2013
Peak Year Births 20 1,600
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Zan Zander
1910ss 6 9
1920ss 11 —
1930ss 29 6
1940ss 33 —
1950ss 79 —
1960ss 80 —
1970ss 33 —
1980ss 52 12
1990ss 93 288
2000ss 148 8,253
2010ss 55 14,143
2020ss 32 5,221

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zan Zander
2014 — 1,524
2015 5 1,470
2016 — 1,393
2017 6 1,563
2018 5 1,400
2019 5 1,297
2020 — 1,193
2021 9 1,150
2022 7 1,088
2023 5 926
2024 11 864

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–2024.

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