Boys' name · since 2000
Zanden
Zanden has 135 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
135 boys have been named Zanden since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Zanden recorded 135 times among boys since 2000, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2023.
- #15,487 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 135 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanden ranks #15,487 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zanden's 135 recorded births place it above 65.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zanden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zanden splits its recorded history at 2012: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zanden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2023
- Peak year (2014)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Zanden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (75 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Zanden's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Zanden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 75 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Zanden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zanden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2000–2023 (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 Zanden 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.