Anson Boy
How popular is Anson?
#1,728 boy name in 2025
94 baby boys were named Anson in the US in 2025, making it the 1728th most popular boy name.
Anson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,728 for boys (▼ 341 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 94 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #804 in 2015, #1,058 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (302 boys) |
| Highest rank | #595 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Anson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Anson family of names ranked #1,403 for boys in 2025 (#1,159 the year before), with 104 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anson | 94 | 90% |
| Ansen | 10 | 10% |
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 Anson is most popular
Babies named Anson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Indiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (105 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 boys)
Anson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 76 | #595 |
| 1890s | 44 | #597 |
| 1900s | 25 | #666 |
| 1910s | 214 | #1,037 |
| 1920s | 263 | #1,101 |
| 1930s | 149 | #1,463 |
| 1940s | 215 | #1,268 |
| 1950s | 237 | #1,369 |
| 1960s | 332 | #1,106 |
| 1970s | 635 | #767 |
| 1980s | 728 | #867 |
| 1990s | 557 | #1,481 |
| 2000s | 1,290 | #1,046 |
| 2010s | 2,291 | #785 |
| 2020s | 876 | #1,058 |
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Questions
- Is Anson a boy or girl name?
- Anson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Anson were boys.
- How popular is the name Anson?
- 94 baby boys were named Anson in the US in 2025, making it the 1728th most popular boy name.
- When was Anson most popular?
- Anson peaked in 2016, when 302 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #595 in 1881.
- How many people are named Anson?
- 7,937 babies have been named Anson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,805 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Anson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Anson was most common in Indiana, at 0.2 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.