Is Zealand a boy or girl name?
Zealand is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 114 boys were named Zealand, so 5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8% of the 902 US babies named Zealand were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,543
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,217
- Babies named Zealand since 2000
- 902
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 151 babies
Boys and girls named Zealand, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 114 | #1,543 | 6 | #15,217 |
| 2023 | 99 | #1,707 | 10 | #10,281 |
| 2022 | 134 | #1,392 | 17 | #6,969 |
| 2021 | 126 | #1,439 | 11 | #9,550 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,414 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,633 | 8 | #12,431 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,736 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,375 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,468 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,879 | 5 | #19,071 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,367 | 5 | #19,187 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,310 | 5 | #19,236 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,682 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,670 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,734 | 5 | #19,794 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,329 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 15 | #6,062 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #8,163 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,578 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #11,457 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #11,339 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,655 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,411 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zealand reached #1,392 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #6,969 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.