Anderson Boy
How popular is Anderson?
#363 boy name in 2025
898 baby boys were named Anderson in the US in 2025, making it the 363rd most popular boy name. Another 181 girls got the name (#1,241 for girls).
Anderson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #363 for boys (▼ 7 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 898 boys, 181 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #306 in 2015, #306 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (1,249 boys) |
| Highest rank | #215 in 1882 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 91% boys, 9% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Anderson 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 Anderson is most popular
Babies named Anderson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- District of Columbia: 1.4 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Alabama: 1.2 per 1,000 (136 boys)
- Tennessee: 1.2 per 1,000 (218 boys)
- Kentucky: 1.2 per 1,000 (116 boys)
- Mississippi: 1.1 per 1,000 (65 boys)
Anderson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 430 | #215 |
| 1890s | 415 | #216 |
| 1900s | 414 | #273 |
| 1910s | 1,058 | #353 |
| 1920s | 1,369 | #450 |
| 1930s | 981 | #540 |
| 1940s | 1,027 | #584 |
| 1950s | 1,034 | #663 |
| 1960s | 749 | #789 |
| 1970s | 736 | #901 |
| 1980s | 909 | #915 |
| 1990s | 1,652 | #765 |
| 2000s | 5,766 | #288 |
| 2010s | 11,511 | #280 |
| 2020s | 5,940 | #306 |
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Questions
- Is Anderson a boy or girl name?
- Anderson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 91% of babies named Anderson were boys.
- How popular is the name Anderson?
- 898 baby boys were named Anderson in the US in 2025, making it the 363rd most popular boy name. Another 181 girls got the name (#1,241 for girls).
- When was Anderson most popular?
- Anderson peaked in 2012, when 1,249 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #215 in 1882.
- How many people are named Anderson?
- 35,646 babies have been named Anderson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 29,816 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Anderson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Anderson was most common in District of Columbia, at 1.4 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.