Anson

Given to 7,937 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −40% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#1728

recorded as boys

341 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 94

Peak year

2017

295 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

7,937

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

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Anson was most popular in 2017, when 295 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.16 per 1,000). In 2025, 94 babies were named Anson, ranking #1728 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 40%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	94	1728
2024	<5	—	135	1387
2023	<5	—	148	1294
2022	<5	—	158	1245
2021	<5	—	152	1253
2020	<5	—	189	1058
2019	<5	—	218	978
2018	<5	—	246	885
2017	<5	—	295	789
2016	<5	—	302	785
2015	<5	—	287	804
2014	<5	—	282	809
2013	<5	—	205	974
2012	<5	—	159	1151
2011	5	16764	156	1152
2010	<5	—	141	1245
2009	<5	—	167	1103
2008	<5	—	181	1046
2007	<5	—	146	1206
2006	<5	—	132	1265
2005	<5	—	136	1170
2004	<5	—	137	1144
2003	<5	—	111	1277
2002	<5	—	98	1346
2001	<5	—	101	1298
2000	<5	—	81	1497
1999	<5	—	69	1580
1998	<5	—	62	1666
1997	<5	—	70	1499
1996	<5	—	57	1671
1995	<5	—	48	1801
1994	<5	—	48	1795
1993	<5	—	47	1792
1992	<5	—	45	1820
1991	<5	—	53	1589
1990	<5	—	58	1486
1989	<5	—	49	1615
1988	<5	—	71	1204
1987	<5	—	72	1133
1986	<5	—	64	1188
1985	<5	—	68	1125
1984	<5	—	72	1054
1983	<5	—	63	1130
1982	<5	—	71	1082
1981	<5	—	93	934
1980	<5	—	105	867
1979	<5	—	62	1137
1978	<5	—	90	908
1977	<5	—	123	767
1976	<5	—	92	873
1975	<5	—	63	1042
1974	<5	—	47	1215
1973	<5	—	40	1312
1972	<5	—	46	1210
1971	<5	—	26	1745
1970	<5	—	46	1222
1969	<5	—	45	1168
1968	<5	—	25	1574
1967	<5	—	44	1117
1966	<5	—	35	1282
1965	<5	—	45	1106
1964	<5	—	41	1199
1963	<5	—	24	1628
1962	<5	—	21	1757
1961	<5	—	33	1388
1960	<5	—	19	1858
1959	<5	—	26	1559
1958	<5	—	30	1420
1957	<5	—	32	1388
1956	<5	—	25	1568
1955	<5	—	31	1370
1954	<5	—	25	1525
1953	<5	—	13	2186
1952	<5	—	28	1430
1951	<5	—	14	2055
1950	<5	—	13	2111
1949	<5	—	18	1754
1948	<5	—	16	1881
1947	<5	—	20	1696
1946	<5	—	16	1813
1945	<5	—	22	1406
1944	<5	—	27	1282
1943	<5	—	19	1636
1942	<5	—	30	1268
1941	<5	—	25	1333
1940	<5	—	22	1433
1939	<5	—	18	1578
1938	<5	—	14	1901
1937	<5	—	14	1913
1936	<5	—	21	1463
1935	<5	—	20	1538
1934	<5	—	15	1860
1933	<5	—	11	2214
1932	<5	—	9	2638
1931	<5	—	15	1927
1930	<5	—	12	2293
1929	<5	—	23	1523
1928	<5	—	15	2048
1927	<5	—	26	1468
1926	<5	—	31	1296
1925	<5	—	23	1583
1924	<5	—	29	1380
1923	<5	—	24	1551
1922	<5	—	30	1333
1921	<5	—	41	1101
1920	<5	—	21	1694
1919	<5	—	29	1321
1918	<5	—	27	1373
1917	<5	—	27	1322
1916	<5	—	31	1176
1915	<5	—	33	1124
1914	<5	—	20	1342
1913	<5	—	15	1365
1912	<5	—	16	1174
1911	<5	—	11	1038
1910	<5	—	5	1589
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	13	666
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	6	1009
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	6	1162
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	5	1057
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	6	978
1894	<5	—	9	730
1893	<5	—	8	768
1892	<5	—	6	956
1891	<5	—	10	597
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	6	878
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	6	819
1886	<5	—	8	694
1885	<5	—	9	641
1884	<5	—	10	613
1883	<5	—	9	644
1882	<5	—	9	652
1881	<5	—	9	595
1880	<5	—	10	600