Given name

Zandar

“helper and defender of mankind”

Zandar is a variant of Zander. In Slavic use, Zander carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zandar is a variant of Zander. In Slavic use, Zander carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Zandar through the years

Babies since 1880
16
16 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2017
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Zandar in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2011–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Zandar’s family of names

Zandar has a related form in Zander.

Walk Zandar’s family in the name graph

ZandarZander

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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