Zander: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: Zander is also the name of a type of freshwater fish found in Europe and Asia, known for its resemblance to pike and perch.

Zander Overview

Meaning

Defender of man

Gender

Boy

Origin

Greek

Etymology

Derived from the Greek name “Alexander,” meaning “defender of the people.”

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈzæn.dər/

Popularity

Zander is popular in the USA and various English-speaking countries, often chosen for its modern and edgy sound. In 2023, Zander ranked #259 for boys in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

5 (Visionary, Expansive, Adventurous)

Name Styles

Modern, Cool, Unique

Associated Traits

Bold, energetic, modern

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Often chosen for its strong, heroic connotations linked to the legacy of Alexander the Great.

Name Day

April 23rd (Greece)

Zander Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Xander, Alexander, Zanther, Zanard, Sander, Zandros

Common Nicknames

Zan, Z, Andy, Zee, Zandy

Diminutives

Zanny, Zand, Zane, Zaney

Famous People

Zander Schloss
(American Musician)
Zander Diamond
(Scottish Soccer Player)
Zander Clark
(Scottish Soccer Player)
Zander Bleck
(American Singer)
Zander de Bruyn
(South African Cricketer)
Zander Lehmann
(American Screenwriter)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Zander
("The Secret Circle," TV Series)
Zander Harris
("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," TV Series)
"Zander and the Crystal Cavern"
(Novel)
Zander
("Big Time Rush," TV Series)
"Zander's Game"
(Video Game)
Zander Rice
("Logan," Film)

Places

Zander Lake
(Wisconsin, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Zander?

Zander means “defender of men” or “protector of humanity.” This name often reflects a strong and protective personality, making those with it reliable friends and leaders.

What Is the Origin of The Name Zander?

Zander comes from the name Alexander, which has Greek origins. The name has evolved over time from its ancient Greek roots, where it meant “defender of the people.”

Zander Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Zander in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#3092022	#3532023
Top 3 Rankings	#2302013	#2372017	#2452012

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Zander

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	353 (-44 from 2022)	924 (-162 from 2022)	0.05046
2022	309 (-16 from 2021)	1086 (-60 from 2021)	0.05798
2021	293 (-14 from 2020)	1146 (-47 from 2020)	0.06117
2020	279 (-3 from 2019)	1193 (-103 from 2019)	0.06450
2019	276 (-17 from 2018)	1296 (-104 from 2018)	0.06744
2018	259 (-22 from 2017)	1400 (-163 from 2017)	0.07203
2017	237 (+23 from 2016)	1563 (+170 from 2016)	0.07897
2016	260 (-11 from 2015)	1393 (-74 from 2015)	0.06877
2015	249 (-3 from 2014)	1467 (-56 from 2014)	0.07176
2014	246 (-16 from 2013)	1523 (-77 from 2013)	0.07432
2013	230 (+15 from 2012)	1600 (+129 from 2012)	0.07918
2012	245 (+20 from 2011)	1471 (+163 from 2011)	0.07249
2011	265 (+29 from 2010)	1308 (+191 from 2010)	0.06439
2010	294 (-7 from 2009)	1117 (-29 from 2009)	0.05437
2009	287 (+10 from 2008)	1146 (+27 from 2008)	0.05403
2008	297 (+16 from 2007)	1119 (+66 from 2007)	0.05132
2007	313 (-8 from 2006)	1053 (-28 from 2006)	0.04754
2006	305 (+28 from 2005)	1081 (+170 from 2005)	0.04931
2005	333 (-54 from 2004)	911 (-230 from 2004)	0.04282
2004	279 (+33 from 2003)	1141 (+184 from 2003)	0.05399
2003	312 (+221 from 2002)	957 (+537 from 2002)	0.04555
2002	533 (+131 from 2001)	420 (+146 from 2001)	0.02032
2001	664 (+322 from 2000)	274 (+124 from 2000)	0.01325
2000	986 (+195 from 1999)	150 (+41 from 1999)	0.00718
1999	1181 (+255 from 1998)	109 (+30 from 1998)	0.00535
1998	1436 (+1066 from 1997)	79 (+47 from 1997)	0.00390
1997	2502 (+1176 from 1996)	32 (+14 from 1996)	0.00160
1996	3678 (+1113 from 1995)	18 (+6 from 1995)	0.00090
1995	4791 (+1581 from 1994)	12 (+4 from 1994)	0.00060
1994	6372 (-1369 from 1993)	8 (-3 from 1993)	0.00039
1993	5003 (+656 from 1992)	11 (+2 from 1992)	0.00053
1992	5659 (+2577 from 1991)	9 (+4 from 1991)	0.00043
1991	8236 (-121 from 1990)	5 No change from 1990	0.00024
1990	8115 (-2364 from 1988)	5 (-2 from 1988)	0.00023
1989	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1988	5751 (+1201 from 1987)	7 (+2 from 1987)	0.00035
1987	6952 (-3675 from 1934)	5 (-1 from 1934)	0.00026
1986	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1985	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1984	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1983	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1982	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1981	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1980	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1979	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1978	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1977	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1976	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1975	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1974	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1973	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1972	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1971	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1970	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1969	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1968	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1967	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1966	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1965	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1964	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1963	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1962	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1961	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1960	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1959	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1958	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1957	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1956	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1955	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1954	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1953	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1952	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1951	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1950	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1949	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1948	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1947	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1946	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1945	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1944	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1943	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1942	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1941	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1940	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1939	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1938	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1937	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1936	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1935	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1934	3277 (-656 from 1915)	6 (-3 from 1915)	0.00057
1933	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1932	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1931	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1930	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1929	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1928	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1927	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1926	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1925	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1924	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1923	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1922	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1921	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1920	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1919	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1918	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1917	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1916	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1915	2621 First SSA data recorded	9 First SSA data recorded	0.00102
1914	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1913	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1912	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1911	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1910	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1909	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1908	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1907	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1906	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1905	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1904	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1903	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1902	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1901	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1900	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1899	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1898	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1897	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1896	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1895	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1894	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1893	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1892	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1891	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1890	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1889	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Zander

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

#3792021

#3622022

#4172023

Texas (TX)

#3682021

#3802022

#3952023

Ohio (OH)

#1922021

#2502022

#3112023

Michigan (MI)

#2212021

#2802022

#2802023

Florida (FL)

#3112021

#3212022

#3092023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#2642021

#2372022

#3122023

Illinois (IL)

#3042021

#3692022

#4122023

Indiana (IN)

#2222021

#2692022

#3602023

New York (NY)

#3572021

#4672022

#4702023

Wisconsin (WI)

#1992021

#2242022

#2562023

Missouri (MO)

#2582021

#3012022

#4952023

North Carolina (NC)

#3032021

#3512022

#3222023

Washington (WA)

#3372021

#3392022

#3942023

Arizona (AZ)

#3242021

#3922022

#2722023

Minnesota (MN)

#3372021

#3142022

#3352023

Tennessee (TN)

#2322021

#3852022

#3512023

Utah (UT)

#3592021

#2432022

#3272023

Georgia (GA)

#4332021

#3332022

#4422023

Kentucky (KY)

#2172021

#2132022

#2562023

Iowa (IA)

#1952021

#3312022

#3502023

Colorado (CO)

#2862021

#3002022

#3992023

Oklahoma (OK)

#2202021

#2222022

#2572023

Virginia (VA)

#3822021

#3882022

#5442023

Oregon (OR)

#3832021

#2862022

#3622023

Alabama (AL)

#3852021

#3172022

#2722023

Kansas (KS)

#3162021

#2012022

#4622023

Arkansas (AR)

#3282021

#2972022

#3272023

West Virginia (WV)

#1452021

#1912022

#1652023

Louisiana (LA)

#3642021

#3562022

#4842023

Nebraska (NE)

#4262021

#3472022

#2892023

South Carolina (SC)

#3062021

#2632022

#2942023

Idaho (ID)

#2172021

#2042022

#4722023

Massachusetts (MA)

#4752021

#3002022

#3952023

Nevada (NV)

#2792021

#1972022

#3482023

Maryland (MD)

#4892021

#4952022

#5572023

New Jersey (NJ)

#5072021

#4412022

#6532023

North Dakota (ND)

#2812019

#2242020

#2822023

Mississippi (MS)

#3592020

#2122021

#3082023

New Mexico (NM)

#2592021

#2822022

#3362023

South Dakota (SD)

#1612018

#2872019

#1282021

Montana (MT)

#1882019

#2662022

#2232023

Maine (ME)

#1742018

#2772022

#2642023

Connecticut (CT)

#4082020

#2922021

#3562022

New Hampshire (NH)

#2522020

#2702021

#2132022

Alaska (AK)

#1662018

#1762019

#1702022

Wyoming (WY)

#1572015

#1442017

#1412018

Hawaii (HI)

#3462014

#2982019

#1652020

Vermont (VT)

#1252003

#1382011

#1402015

Rhode Island (RI)

#2292018

#2302020

#2472023

Delaware (DE)

#2362014

#2372020

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Zander a Name for Boys or Girls?

Zander, with its bold and dynamic feel, is most often chosen for boys, aligning with its traditional and historical usage.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Zander

Meaning: Defender of the people
Origin: GreekXander
Meaning: Defender or protector of man, warrior
Origin: GreekAlexander
Zanther
Zanard
Sander
Zandros

Zander in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Zander Schloss (Musician, born 1961): An American musician and actor best known for his work with the band Circle Jerks and his role in the film "Repo Man."
Zander Diamond (Soccer Player, born 1985): A Scottish professional soccer player who played as a central defender for various clubs.
Zander Clark (Soccer Player, born 1992): A Scottish professional soccer player who serves as a goalkeeper for Heart of Midlothian.
Zander Bleck (Singer, born 1984): An American singer and songwriter who has collaborated with notable producers and released several hit singles.
Zander de Bruyn (Cricketer, born 1975): A South African cricketer who played for the national team and in domestic leagues.
Zander Lehmann (Screenwriter, born 1987): An American screenwriter and producer known for creating the TV series "Casual."

Meaning: Increasing, surplus, growth
Origin: ArabicZayden
Zavier
Meaning: God strengthens
Origin: HebrewZeke
Zaden
Zephyr
Meaning: Highest point, holy place, sign, mark
Origin: HebrewZion

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Zander Name Meaning