Anderson
- #1,241 for girls in 2025, 181 births
- #363 for boys in 2025, 898 births
- Given to boys 95.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1882 · 58 births
- Debut · boys
- 43 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 33,991since 1880
Anderson over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Anderson has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,241 | 181 | #363 | 898 |
| 2024 | #1,719 | 118 | #356 | 946 |
| 2023 | #1,780 | 114 | #332 | 1,009 |
| 2022 | #1,961 | 100 | #337 | 1,001 |
| 2021 | #2,024 | 95 | #328 | 1,003 |
| 2020 | #1,977 | 95 | #306 | 1,083 |
| 2019 | #2,593 | 67 | #318 | 1,057 |
| 2018 | #2,302 | 79 | #297 | 1,173 |
| 2017 | #2,236 | 84 | #294 | 1,201 |
| 2016 | #2,761 | 62 | #304 | 1,162 |
| 2015 | #2,456 | 74 | #306 | 1,186 |
| 2014 | #3,184 | 51 | #304 | 1,163 |
| 2013 | #4,076 | 36 | #303 | 1,154 |
| 2012 | #3,523 | 45 | #280 | 1,249 |
| 2011 | #3,303 | 49 | #294 | 1,145 |
| 2010 | #3,816 | 40 | #313 | 1,021 |
| 2009 | #5,537 | 25 | #288 | 1,142 |
| 2008 | #4,089 | 38 | #325 | 1,017 |
| 2007 | #3,983 | 39 | #346 | 926 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | #399 | 754 |
| 2005 | #5,800 | 21 | #499 | 496 |
| 2004 | #4,601 | 29 | #594 | 370 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | #613 | 340 |
| 2002 | #6,129 | 18 | #664 | 281 |
| 2001 | #6,619 | 16 | #752 | 229 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | #784 | 211 |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 | #767 | 208 |
| 1998 | #5,583 | 18 | #871 | 166 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 | #816 | 179 |
| 1996 | #5,065 | 19 | #808 | 178 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #857 | 160 |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | #810 | 170 |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #893 | 143 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #844 | 156 |
| 1991 | — | #827 | 156 | |
| 1990 | — | #881 | 136 | |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #962 | 112 |
| 1988 | — | #916 | 108 | |
| 1987 | — | #996 | 91 | |
| 1986 | — | #958 | 91 | |
| 1985 | — | #917 | 98 | |
| 1984 | — | #987 | 81 | |
| 1983 | — | #945 | 87 | |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #943 | 90 |
| 1981 | — | #1,077 | 71 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,010 | 80 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,040 | 72 | |
| 1978 | — | #961 | 81 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,027 | 70 | |
| 1976 | — | #963 | 75 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,019 | 65 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,003 | 67 | |
| 1973 | — | #941 | 73 | |
| 1972 | — | #911 | 77 | |
| 1971 | — | #901 | 82 | |
| 1970 | — | #926 | 74 | |
| 1969 | — | #903 | 71 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,026 | 52 | |
| 1967 | — | #818 | 77 | |
| 1966 | — | #853 | 72 | |
| 1965 | — | #826 | 79 | |
| 1964 | — | #839 | 82 | |
| 1963 | — | #984 | 59 | |
| 1962 | — | #845 | 80 | |
| 1961 | — | #790 | 93 | |
| 1960 | — | #830 | 84 | |
| 1959 | — | #788 | 95 | |
| 1958 | — | #755 | 96 | |
| 1957 | — | #734 | 104 | |
| 1956 | — | #745 | 97 | |
| 1955 | — | #728 | 100 | |
| 1954 | — | #664 | 118 | |
| 1953 | — | #669 | 113 | |
| 1952 | — | #703 | 99 | |
| 1951 | — | #688 | 103 | |
| 1950 | — | #668 | 109 | |
| 1949 | — | #637 | 115 | |
| 1948 | — | #683 | 96 | |
| 1947 | — | #634 | 118 | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #642 | 100 |
| 1945 | — | #616 | 96 | |
| 1944 | — | #642 | 92 | |
| 1943 | — | #633 | 101 | |
| 1942 | — | #584 | 113 | |
| 1941 | — | #613 | 96 | |
| 1940 | — | #591 | 100 | |
| 1939 | — | #565 | 102 | |
| 1938 | — | #615 | 93 | |
| 1937 | — | #637 | 85 | |
| 1936 | — | #556 | 106 | |
| 1935 | — | #633 | 86 | |
| 1934 | — | #623 | 92 | |
| 1933 | — | #557 | 105 | |
| 1932 | — | #622 | 91 | |
| 1931 | — | #588 | 99 | |
| 1930 | — | #540 | 122 | |
| 1929 | — | #598 | 103 | |
| 1928 | — | #537 | 128 | |
| 1927 | — | #543 | 129 | |
| 1926 | — | #509 | 143 | |
| 1925 | — | #543 | 128 | |
| 1924 | — | #538 | 138 | |
| 1923 | — | #499 | 149 | |
| 1922 | — | #517 | 142 | |
| 1921 | — | #549 | 129 | |
| 1920 | — | #450 | 180 | |
| 1919 | — | #492 | 147 | |
| 1918 | — | #518 | 134 | |
| 1917 | — | #508 | 128 | |
| 1916 | — | #488 | 135 | |
| 1915 | — | #506 | 121 | |
| 1914 | — | #459 | 110 | |
| 1913 | — | #456 | 90 | |
| 1912 | — | #424 | 85 | |
| 1911 | — | #372 | 56 | |
| 1910 | — | #353 | 52 | |
| 1909 | — | #325 | 50 | |
| 1908 | — | #335 | 45 | |
| 1907 | — | #417 | 30 | |
| 1906 | — | #302 | 46 | |
| 1905 | — | #299 | 45 | |
| 1904 | — | #273 | 49 | |
| 1903 | — | #353 | 30 | |
| 1902 | — | #317 | 37 | |
| 1901 | — | #359 | 26 | |
| 1900 | — | #274 | 56 | |
| 1899 | — | #346 | 27 | |
| 1898 | — | #274 | 43 | |
| 1897 | — | #258 | 46 | |
| 1896 | — | #296 | 39 | |
| 1895 | — | #329 | 31 | |
| 1894 | — | #240 | 50 | |
| 1893 | — | #258 | 46 | |
| 1892 | — | #270 | 44 | |
| 1891 | — | #305 | 30 | |
| 1890 | — | #216 | 59 | |
| 1889 | — | #251 | 42 | |
| 1888 | — | #260 | 46 | |
| 1887 | — | #254 | 39 | |
| 1886 | — | #294 | 34 | |
| 1885 | — | #256 | 42 | |
| 1884 | — | #247 | 48 | |
| 1883 | — | #263 | 38 | |
| 1882 | — | #215 | 58 | |
| 1881 | — | #244 | 40 | |
| 1880 | — | #252 | 43 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Anderson was already there! It came in at #252, and was given to 43 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1903, when fewer than 38 boys a year got the name.
Where Anderson is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alabama#167 · 1 in 633
- Mississippi#182 · 1 in 637
- Louisiana#191 · 1 in 709
- Tennessee#207 · 1 in 855
- North Carolina#226 · 1 in 936
Best ever in a state: #75 in District of Columbia, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #167 | 34 | 1 in 633 |
| Mississippi | #182 | 17 | 1 in 637 |
| Louisiana | #191 | 27 | 1 in 709 |
| Tennessee | #207 | 43 | 1 in 855 |
| North Carolina | #226 | 55 | 1 in 936 |
| New Hampshire | #230 | 5 | 1 in 901 |
| Georgia | #232 | 52 | 1 in 966 |
| Kansas | #235 | 16 | 1 in 878 |
| Connecticut | #238 | 14 | 1 in 943 |
| Iowa | #276 | 14 | 1 in 988 |
| New Jersey | #279 | 32 | 1 in 1,243 |
| Virginia | #280 | 30 | 1 in 1,242 |
| Massachusetts | #289 | 20 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Florida | #294 | 65 | 1 in 1,470 |
| Kentucky | #295 | 18 | 1 in 1,141 |
| Maryland | #300 | 18 | 1 in 1,272 |
| South Carolina | #311 | 17 | 1 in 1,247 |
| Michigan | #345 | 25 | 1 in 1,608 |
| Oklahoma | #351 | 13 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Pennsylvania | #378 | 28 | 1 in 1,866 |
| New York | #382 | 46 | 1 in 1,835 |
| Missouri | #392 | 16 | 1 in 1,738 |
| Arkansas | #398 | 8 | 1 in 1,573 |
| Oregon | #398 | 9 | 1 in 1,673 |
| Ohio | #439 | 24 | 1 in 2,189 |
| Illinois | #447 | 24 | 1 in 2,065 |
| California | #482 | 66 | 1 in 2,659 |
| Texas | #485 | 69 | 1 in 2,537 |
| Washington | #502 | 14 | 1 in 2,343 |
| Wisconsin | #523 | 9 | 1 in 2,604 |
| Indiana | #579 | 11 | 1 in 2,878 |
| Minnesota | #586 | 8 | 1 in 3,062 |
| Colorado | #756 | 6 | 1 in 4,475 |
| Arizona | #781 | 7 | 1 in 4,675 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Anderson
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 57 spots since 2020 (#306 → #363)
- Biggest jump: 145 spots in 1964
- Biggest drop: 208 spots in 1968
Rise & fade · boys
2 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #215 (58 births)
- Births halved by 1899, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 139 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1880–1967
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,519
- Highest: 1 in 1,519 boys born in 2012 were named Anderson (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,902 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #215 in 1882, was only 1 in 1,960 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 33.9% of all boys named Anderson (11,511) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 430 | #215 (1882) | #254 |
| 1890s | 415 | #216 (1890) | #279 |
| 1900s | 414 | #273 (1904) | #325 |
| 1910s | 1,058 | #353 (1910) | #458 |
| 1920s | 1,369 | #450 (1920) | #528 |
| 1930s | 981 | #540 (1930) | #594 |
| 1940s | 1,027 | #584 (1942) | #628 |
| 1950s | 1,034 | #664 (1954) | #714 |
| 1960s | 749 | #790 (1961) | #871 |
| 1970s | 736 | #901 (1971) | #969 |
| 1980s | 909 | #916 (1988) | #971 |
| 1990s | 1,652 | #767 (1999) | #837 |
| 2000s | 5,766 | #288 (2009) | #526 |
| 2010s | 11,511 | #280 (2012) | #301 |
| 2020s | 5,940 | #306 (2020) | #337 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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