How Many People Are Named Zander?
An estimated 27,710 people in the United States have the first name Zander. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Zander peaked in popularity in 2013 with 1,600 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zander as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zander paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zander is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
27,710
About 1 in 12,369 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2013
1,600 births
Total Registered
27,968
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zander
Zander is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 27,968 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Zander as a male name
Ranked #378 in 2024
864 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (1,600 births)
Zander as a female name
Ranked #18,089 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2004 (8 births)
Zander: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zander span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 14,165 babies were registered. While Zander is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zander by Decade
How has Zander tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zander by State
Birth registrations for Zander span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Delaware, Rhode Island, Vermont. On average, about 543 Zanders were registered per state.
Zander + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zander as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zander
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zander: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zander?
We estimate approximately 27,710 people named Zander are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,369 Americans share this first name.
Is Zander a common name?
Zander is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 27,968 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zander most popular?
Zander reached peak popularity in 2013, when 1,600 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zander is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zander a male name?
Zander is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zander Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zander Smith, Zander Johnson, Zander Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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