Boys' name · since 1913
Lander
1,162 babies named Lander in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,675 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,001 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,162
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lander is the #3001 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,162 recorded since 1913.
Lander has 1,162 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3001 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #4,675 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,001 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,162 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lander ranks #4,675 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,001 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,162 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,675 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,001 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,162
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lander's 1,162 recorded births place it above 89.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lander compares
1,162 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lander's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lander | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,162 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lander splits its recorded history at 1975: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lander popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Lander by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (280 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Lander's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Lander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 40
1910s
40 births
- 1920s 55
1920s
55 births
- 1930s 46
1930s
46 births
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 75
1950s
75 births
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 94
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
198 births
- 2010s
2010s
280 births
- 2020s
2020s
217 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 280 births (24% of all-time use).
How Lander compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lander's total volume
Lander by state
Where Lander concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
5 of 1,162 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lander's data
- Lander's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (280 total births) through the 2020s (217) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Landers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lander: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~112 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lander draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.