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UK boy's name

Zand

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Zand is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Zand popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2263, with 10 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2023, with 12 births.

This profile covers 48 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 2017 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 83% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 48 living people in the UK are called Zand. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Zand ranked #2263 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 10 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2023, when 12 boys were registered as Zand.
  • About 48 living people in the UK are estimated to have Zand as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#2263

2024

Births in 2024

10

Latest year

Peak year

2023

12 births

Estimated living

48

2026

Popularity

Zand over time

The chart below shows babies named Zand registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2017 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Zand, the clearest high point is 2023. The latest England and Wales figure is 10 births in 2024, compared with 12 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Zand
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Decades

Zand by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Zand was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2020s #2689 40 5
2010s #3967 8 2

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FAQ

Zand: questions and answers

How popular is the name Zand in the UK right now?

In 2024, Zand was ranked #2263 for boys in England and Wales, with 10 births registered.

When was Zand most popular?

The peak year on record was 2023, with 12 babies registered as Zand in England and Wales.

How many people are called Zand in the UK?

A total of 48 babies have been registered as Zand across the 7 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.