Anderson
#1,241 for girls in 2025, 181 births · #363 for boys in 2025, 898 births
Given to boys 95.4% of the time
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Anderson has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | |
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 1998
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#289 · 1 in 1,534
- Massachusetts#354 · 1 in 3,670
- New York#479 · 1 in 4,119
- North Carolina#562 · 1 in 4,852
- Arizona#654 · 1 in 6,969
Best ever in a state: #75 in District of Columbia, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #289 | 10 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Massachusetts | #354 | 10 | 1 in 3,670 |
| New York | #479 | 28 | 1 in 4,119 |
| North Carolina | #562 | 10 | 1 in 4,852 |
| Arizona | #654 | 5 | 1 in 6,969 |
| Tennessee | #655 | 5 | 1 in 7,208 |
| Florida | #717 | 12 | 1 in 7,224 |
| Georgia | #720 | 8 | 1 in 6,448 |
| Michigan | #916 | 5 | 1 in 11,939 |
| California | #940 | 17 | 1 in 14,313 |
| Texas | #1,326 | 7 | 1 in 22,944 |
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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
- 7 spots since 2024 (#356 → #363)
- 57 spots since 2020 (#306 → #363)
- 57 spots since 2015 (#306 → #363)
- Biggest jump: 145 spots in 1964 (#984 → #839)
- Biggest drop: 208 spots in 1968 (#818 → #1,026)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #215 (58 births)
- Births halved by 1899, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1880–1967
- 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
- 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.
Anderson in 1998
Top girls' names in 1998
Top boys' names in 1998
More about 1998
girls
1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 98,164 of them was named Anderson, which outranked 66.4% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,363Zada19
- #5,363Zarah19
- #5,363Zowie19
- #5,583Anderson18
- #5,583Addy18
- #5,583Adi18
- #5,583Aeriana18
- #5,799Aalyiah17
- #5,799Abbegail17
- #5,799Abilene17
Tied with 215 names at #5,583; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 11,514 of them was named Anderson, which outranked 92.3% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #867Emerson167
- #867Samir167
- #867Vaughn167
- #871Anderson166
- #871Ari166
- #871Benito166
- #871Bronson166
- #878Alton165
- #878Auston165
- #878Brant165
Tied with 6 names at #871; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.