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Zealand

/ˈzilənd/ · 93% boys · 92 born in 2025

Zealand has been given to about 997 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈzilənd/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 990
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zealand per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 152
  • Born in 202592
  • All time997
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Zealand?

Its best year was 2022, when 152 babies were given the name, ranking 1387th. The typical living American called Zealand is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Zealand

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leland0.74
  2. Garland0.63
  3. Harland0.63
  4. Wayland0.63
  5. Cleveland0.62
  6. Roland0.58
  7. Ryland0.58
  8. Holland0.58

Middle names for Zealand

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zealand John0.77
  2. Zealand Lee0.77
  3. Zealand Bryce0.76
  4. Zealand Ross0.76
  5. Zealand Quinn0.76
  6. Zealand Neal0.76

Sibling names for Zealand

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Izaelbrother · 0.96
  2. Xylasister · 0.95
  3. Cruebrother · 0.94
  4. Asaiahbrother · 0.94
  5. Kiyomisister · 0.94
  6. Azarieither · 0.94

Where Zealand is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.01%
  2. Tennessee0.01%
  3. Wisconsin0.01%
  4. Indiana0.01%
  5. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Zealand Anderson0.74
  2. Zealand White0.72
  3. Zealand Reyes0.72
  4. Zealand Nguyen0.72
  5. Zealand Moore0.72
  6. Zealand Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Zealand

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Zealand across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.