Recorded 2000–2023 Boys' name Peak 2014 135 births

Zanden — boys' name

135 babies named Zanden in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s452010s752020s15
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Zanden was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

20 babies were named Zanden in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zanden

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Zanden between 2000 and 2023, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zanden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zanden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zanden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zanden in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 135 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zanden at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

135

Since 2000

24 years of records

Peak year

2014

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2000

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zanden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2000

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
20
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0510152025 20232018201520132010200820062000 5

Zanden by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
75 births that decade — 56% of Zanden's all-time total
2000s452010s752020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zanden?
135 babies have been named Zanden since 2000. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 20 births.
When was Zanden most popular?
Zanden was most popular in the 2010s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Zanden been used?
Zanden has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 24 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zanden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zane, Zander, Zan, Zaniel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.