Ander Boy
How popular is Ander?
#728 boy name in 2025
365 baby boys were named Ander in the US in 2025, making it the 728th most popular boy name.
Ander popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #728 for boys (▼ 143 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 365 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+177% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,334 in 2015, #624 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (516 boys) |
| Highest rank | #566 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1908 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ander counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ander family of names ranked #683 for boys in 2025 (#558 the year before), with 370 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ander | 365 | 99% |
| Andor | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ander is most popular
Babies named Ander per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.6 per 1,000 (526 boys)
- Arizona: 0.6 per 1,000 (96 boys)
- Florida: 0.5 per 1,000 (214 boys)
- Delaware: 0.4 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- California: 0.4 per 1,000 (353 boys)
Ander by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 7 | #1,112 |
| 1910s | 39 | #2,495 |
| 1920s | 75 | #2,629 |
| 1930s | 32 | #2,849 |
| 1940s | 54 | #2,478 |
| 1950s | 23 | #3,328 |
| 1960s | 42 | #2,545 |
| 1970s | 67 | #2,749 |
| 1980s | 49 | #4,781 |
| 1990s | 80 | #4,785 |
| 2000s | 240 | #2,752 |
| 2010s | 1,099 | #1,085 |
| 2020s | 2,742 | #566 |
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Questions
- Is Ander a boy or girl name?
- Ander is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ander were boys.
- How popular is the name Ander?
- 365 baby boys were named Ander in the US in 2025, making it the 728th most popular boy name.
- When was Ander most popular?
- Ander peaked in 2023, when 516 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #566 in 2023.
- How many people are named Ander?
- 4,549 babies have been named Ander in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,329 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Ander most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ander was most common in Texas, at 0.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.