Andersen Boy & girl
How popular is Andersen?
#3,948 boy name in 2025
27 baby boys were named Andersen in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name. Another 25 girls got the name (#5,098 for girls).
Andersen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,948 for boys (▲ 482 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 boys, 25 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,485 in 2015, #3,568 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (50 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,485 in 2015 |
| First recorded | 1988 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 65% boys, 35% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Andersen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Anderson family of names ranked #353 for boys in 2025 (#343 the year before), with 936 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 898 | 96% |
| Andersen | 27 | 3% |
| Andersson | 11 | 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 Andersen is most popular
Babies named Andersen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Andersen by decade
Boy names about as popular as Andersen
Questions
- Is Andersen a boy or girl name?
- Andersen is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 65% of babies named Andersen were boys and 35% were girls.
- How popular is the name Andersen?
- 27 baby boys were named Andersen in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name. Another 25 girls got the name (#5,098 for girls).
- When was Andersen most popular?
- Andersen peaked in 2015, when 50 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,485 in 2015.
- How many people are named Andersen?
- 1,284 babies have been named Andersen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,272 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Andersen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Andersen was most common in Florida, at 0.0 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.