Boys' name · since 1915
Zander
28,750 babies named Zander in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #695 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #397 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,750
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
28,750 babies have been named Zander since 1915, making it today's #397 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zander recorded 28,750 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #397 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, 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 1915 to 2025.
- #695 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #397 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 28,750 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zander ranks #695 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #397 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 28,750 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #695 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #397 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,750
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zander's 28,750 recorded births place it above 98.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zander compares
28,750 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Zander's all-time total is 78x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zander | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28,750 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,600 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zander's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 1,600, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zander popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 1,600
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Zander popularity over time - girls
36 total births recorded since 2004 (Zander as girls' name)
Zander by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (14,146 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Zander's strongest decade.
14,146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Zander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 288
1990s
288 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,253 births
- 2010s
2010s
14,146 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,036 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14,146 births (49% of all-time use).
How Zander 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 Zander's total volume
Zander by state
Where Zander concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,128 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,040 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,590 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,374 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,348 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,179 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,036 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 961 | 3.3% |
2,128 of 28,750 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Zander appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zander's data
- Zander's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (14,146 total births) through the 2020s (6,036) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zanders (2,128 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 Zander: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Zander 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.