Zender
Zender is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bill Zender, American author, business executive, consultant and speaker Carlos Bazán Zender (1937–2019), Peruvian medical doctor and politician Gladys Zender, Peruvian model and beauty queen Hans Zender (1936–2019), German conductor and composer Stuart Zender, British bassist
Meaning & Origin of Zender
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zender is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bill Zender, American author, business executive, consultant and speaker Carlos Bazán Zender (1937–2019), Peruvian medical doctor and politician Gladys Zender, Peruvian model and beauty queen Hans Zender (1936–2019), German conductor and composer Stuart Zender, British bassist
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The Story of Zender
Zender first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2015, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 6 Zenders were born — ranking #10,642 that year. As of 2026, Zender ranks #10,642 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Zenders have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zender
Zender is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Zender's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #10,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Zender's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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