Name meaning & stats
Zander
Zander means “defender of people” (Ancient Greek origin). 28,771 US babies since 1940, peak 2013.
What it means
“defender of people”
Ancient GreekPet form of Alexander
In US birth records
Peak year: 2013
28,771 US babies were named Zander between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Zander (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 92% of the family
- Zander 92%
- Sander 5%
- Sandor 3%
- Zandyr <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2013)