Boys' name · since 2021
Zeland
Since 2021, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Zeland, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,020 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zeland sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 2021.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeland has been recorded 23 times among boys since 2021, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2024.
- #28,020 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 2021
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeland ranks #28,020 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.
- #28,020 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zeland's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zeland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zeland's full recorded timeline at 2023, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zeland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Zeland by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (23 births, 100% of the file).
2020s was Zeland's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Zeland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zeland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~3 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, 2021–2024 (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 Zeland 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.