Boys' name · peaked in 2012
Anderson name popularity since 1925
32,591 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Anderson (5.1% girls, 94.9% boys). Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Anderson is about 14 years old in 2026. Anderson peaked in 2012 as the #280 name for boys, and it ranked #363 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 32,591
- Named Anderson, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #363
- for boys in 2025 (898 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 94.9% boys
- 1,655 girls · 30,936 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 2.38× its national share
Peak year is the year Anderson made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Anderson births per year, 1925–2025
2012 was the biggest year for Anderson both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2001 and 2006, Anderson became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 8,480 baby boys to 1 in 2,730.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Anderson's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Anderson.
Decade by decade
Babies named Anderson in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 631 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 981 | #633 |
| 1940s | 5 | 1,027 | #616 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,034 | #728 |
| 1960s | 0 | 749 | #826 |
| 1970s | 0 | 736 | #1,019 |
| 1980s | 15 | 909 | #917 |
| 1990s | 111 | 1,652 | #857 |
| 2000s | 234 | 5,766 | #499 |
| 2010s | 587 | 11,511 | #306 |
| 2020–25 | 703 | 5,940 | #363 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
46.6% of babies named Anderson from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Anderson is most popular
The index compares Anderson's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Anderson.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2.38× | 1,852 |
| North Carolina | 2.11× | 1,690 |
| Alabama | 2.04× | 1,020 |
| Mississippi | 1.91× | 651 |
| Virginia | 1.89× | 1,202 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Anderson's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Anderson.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Anderson (2012).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data