Lander
Lander was the 3022nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 2283rd; the most babies were born in 2025 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved up 727 places. More babies were named Lander in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,022 boys, up 361 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202541 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,162babies recorded
Lander popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,022 | 41 |
| 2020 | #3,383 | 33 |
| 2010 | #4,183 | 24 |
| 2000 | #6,626 | 10 |
| 1990 | #6,170 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #2,980 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,194 | 7 |
| 1940 | #3,012 | 7 |
| 1930 | #4,302 | 5 |
| 1920 | #3,366 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lander, counting every spelling?
Lander has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lander?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lander (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lander born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lander.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lander?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Lander are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 7 and 29. That makes Lander mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lander by state
How common Lander was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Lander
How popular is the name Lander?
Lander was the 3022nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 2283rd; the most babies were born in 2025 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved up 727 places. More babies were named Lander in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lander a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lander in the US.
Where is Lander most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lander was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.