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Anderson is a given name of Scandinavian, English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (4% of births). There have been 34,564 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 33,090 as boys and 1,474 as girls. Anderson gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2012 and remains popular today. It is the #1,371 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,061
2023 1,122
2022 1,101
2021 1,098
2020 1,178
2019 1,124
2018 1,252
2017 1,285
2016 1,224
2015 1,260
2014 1,214
2013 1,190
2012 1,294
2011 1,194
2010 1,061
2009 1,167
2008 1,055
2007 965
2006 776
2005 517
2004 399
2003 355
2002 299
2001 245
2000 222
1999 223
1998 184
1997 196
1996 197
1995 172
1994 180
1993 154
1992 165
1991 156
1990 136
1989 119
1988 108
1987 91
1986 91
1985 98
1984 81
1983 87
1982 98
1981 71
1980 80
1979 72
1978 81
1977 70
1976 75
1975 65
1974 67
1973 73
1972 77
1971 82
1970 74
1969 71
1968 52
1967 77
1966 72
1965 80
1964 82
1963 58
1962 81
1961 93
1960 84
1959 95
1958 96
1957 104
1956 97
1955 100
1954 118
1953 113
1952 99
1951 103
1950 109
1949 115
1948 96
1947 118
1946 105
1945 96
1944 92
1943 101
1942 113
1941 96
1940 100
1939 102
1938 93
1937 85
1936 106
1935 86
1934 92
1933 105
1932 91
1931 99
1930 122
1929 103
1928 128
1927 129
1926 143
1925 128
1924 138
1923 149
1922 142
1921 129
1920 180
1919 147
1918 134
1917 128
1916 135
1915 121
1914 110
1913 90
1912 85
1911 56
1910 52
1909 50
1908 45
1907 30
1906 46
1905 45
1904 49
1903 30
1902 37
1901 26
1900 56
1899 27
1898 43
1897 46
1896 39
1895 31
1894 50
1893 46
1892 44
1891 30
1890 59
1889 42
1888 46
1887 39
1886 34
1885 42
1884 48
1883 38
1882 58
1881 40
1880 43