Zealand
Zealand was the 1770th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1387th with 135 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,109 places. More babies were named Zealand in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,770 boys, up 1,647 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022135 babies
- Total since 1880
- 997babies recorded
Zealand popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #1,770 | — | 92 |
| 2020 | — | #3,417 | — | 33 |
| 2010 | #19,798 | #5,734 | 5 | 16 |
| 2000 | — | #7,412 | — | 9 |
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How popular is Zealand, counting every spelling?
Zealand is the most common spelling of a name family that had 92 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 92 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zealand | 92 | #1,770 | 568 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zealand?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zealand (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zealand 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 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zealand.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zealand?
About 900 people born in the US named Zealand are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Zealand a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Zealand by state
How common Zealand was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (4.0×), Indiana (1.9×), Ohio (1.8×), Tennessee (1.8×). In 30 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zealand: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zealand, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zealand
How popular is the name Zealand?
Zealand was the 1770th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1387th with 135 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,109 places. More babies were named Zealand in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zealand a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Zealand in the US.
Where is Zealand most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zealand was most common in Utah (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and Ohio.