#3782024 rank
2013peak year
25,116babies named Zander since 1880
▼ 33%5-year trend
Zander popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Zander mean?
A modern short form of Xander, itself a clip of Alexander, from Greek alexein, 'to defend', and aner, 'man' — 'defender of men'. Zippier than its root name.
OriginGreek, Modern
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, classic
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Spellings & variants
XanderAlexander
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