Anderson

Given to 35,646 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#1241

recorded as girls

#363

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

1,079

girls 181 · boys 898

Peak year

2012

1,249 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

35,646

since 1880

Born an Anderson? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Anderson was most popular in 2012, when 1,249 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.66 per 1,000). In 2025, 898 babies were named Anderson, ranking #363 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	181	1241	898	363
2024	118	1719	946	356
2023	114	1780	1,009	332
2022	100	1961	1,001	337
2021	95	2024	1,003	328
2020	95	1977	1,083	306
2019	67	2593	1,057	318
2018	79	2302	1,173	297
2017	84	2236	1,201	294
2016	62	2761	1,162	304
2015	74	2456	1,186	306
2014	51	3184	1,163	304
2013	36	4076	1,154	303
2012	45	3523	1,249	280
2011	49	3303	1,145	294
2010	40	3816	1,021	313
2009	25	5537	1,142	288
2008	38	4089	1,017	325
2007	39	3983	926	346
2006	22	5906	754	399
2005	21	5800	496	499
2004	29	4601	370	594
2003	15	7207	340	613
2002	18	6129	281	664
2001	16	6619	229	752
2000	11	8534	211	784
1999	15	6484	208	767
1998	18	5583	166	871
1997	17	5626	179	816
1996	19	5065	178	808
1995	12	7041	160	857
1994	10	8122	170	810
1993	11	7498	143	893
1992	9	8734	156	844
1991	<5	—	156	827
1990	<5	—	136	881
1989	7	9681	112	962
1988	<5	—	108	916
1987	<5	—	91	996
1986	<5	—	91	958
1985	<5	—	98	917
1984	<5	—	81	987
1983	<5	—	87	945
1982	8	7469	90	943
1981	<5	—	71	1077
1980	<5	—	80	1010
1979	<5	—	72	1040
1978	<5	—	81	961
1977	<5	—	70	1027
1976	<5	—	75	963
1975	<5	—	65	1019
1974	<5	—	67	1003
1973	<5	—	73	941
1972	<5	—	77	911
1971	<5	—	82	901
1970	<5	—	74	926
1969	<5	—	71	903
1968	<5	—	52	1026
1967	<5	—	77	818
1966	<5	—	72	853
1965	<5	—	79	826
1964	<5	—	82	839
1963	<5	—	59	984
1962	<5	—	80	845
1961	<5	—	93	790
1960	<5	—	84	830
1959	<5	—	95	788
1958	<5	—	96	755
1957	<5	—	104	734
1956	<5	—	97	745
1955	<5	—	100	728
1954	<5	—	118	664
1953	<5	—	113	669
1952	<5	—	99	703
1951	<5	—	103	688
1950	<5	—	109	668
1949	<5	—	115	637
1948	<5	—	96	683
1947	<5	—	118	634
1946	5	4960	100	642
1945	<5	—	96	616
1944	<5	—	92	642
1943	<5	—	101	633
1942	<5	—	113	584
1941	<5	—	96	613
1940	<5	—	100	591
1939	<5	—	102	565
1938	<5	—	93	615
1937	<5	—	85	637
1936	<5	—	106	556
1935	<5	—	86	633
1934	<5	—	92	623
1933	<5	—	105	557
1932	<5	—	91	622
1931	<5	—	99	588
1930	<5	—	122	540
1929	<5	—	103	598
1928	<5	—	128	537
1927	<5	—	129	543
1926	<5	—	143	509
1925	<5	—	128	543
1924	<5	—	138	538
1923	<5	—	149	499
1922	<5	—	142	517
1921	<5	—	129	549
1920	<5	—	180	450
1919	<5	—	147	492
1918	<5	—	134	518
1917	<5	—	128	508
1916	<5	—	135	488
1915	<5	—	121	506
1914	<5	—	110	459
1913	<5	—	90	456
1912	<5	—	85	424
1911	<5	—	56	372
1910	<5	—	52	353
1909	<5	—	50	325
1908	<5	—	45	335
1907	<5	—	30	417
1906	<5	—	46	302
1905	<5	—	45	299
1904	<5	—	49	273
1903	<5	—	30	353
1902	<5	—	37	317
1901	<5	—	26	359
1900	<5	—	56	274
1899	<5	—	27	346
1898	<5	—	43	274
1897	<5	—	46	258
1896	<5	—	39	296
1895	<5	—	31	329
1894	<5	—	50	240
1893	<5	—	46	258
1892	<5	—	44	270
1891	<5	—	30	305
1890	<5	—	59	216
1889	<5	—	42	251
1888	<5	—	46	260
1887	<5	—	39	254
1886	<5	—	34	294
1885	<5	—	42	256
1884	<5	—	48	247
1883	<5	—	38	263
1882	<5	—	58	215
1881	<5	—	40	244
1880	<5	—	43	252

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Other spellings

Andersen · 1,284 Andersyn · 300 Andersson · 145

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Where Anderson is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 5% · boys 95% across all years