Zander vs Zan

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

Name A

Zander

Boy name · Rank #378

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Name B

Zan

Boy name · Rank #7271

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1915–2024.

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