Unisex name · since 2000
Zealand
925 babies named Zealand in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,406 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,767 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zealand is the #1767 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 925 recorded since 2000.
Zealand has 925 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1767 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #5,406 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,767 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 925 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zealand ranks #5,406 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,767 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 925 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,406 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,767 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zealand's 925 recorded births place it above 88.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zealand compares
925 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Zealand's all-time total is 151% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zealand | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 925 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zealand's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zealand splits its recorded history at 2014: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 135 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zealand popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Zealand popularity over time - girls
72 total births recorded since 2010 (Zealand as girls' name)
Zealand by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (601 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Zealand's strongest decade.
601 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Zealand births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 78
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
246 births
- 2020s
2020s
601 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 601 births (65% of all-time use).
How Zealand 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 Zealand's total volume
Zealand by state
Where Zealand concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 58 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 55 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 31 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Utah | | 30 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 25 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 21 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 20 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 19 | 2.1% |
58 of 925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Zealand appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zealand's data
- Texas records the most Zealands (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Zealand
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zealand: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Zealand 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.