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Anderson name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Anderson ranks #363 in male records (898 reported) and #1,243 in female records (181 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#1,243 · 181 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 63 female records (118 to 181); rank moved from #1,719 to #1,243.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 86 female records (95 to 181); rank moved from #2,025 to #1,243.
2025 male rank and count
#363 · 898 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 48 male records (946 to 898); rank moved from #356 to #363.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 105 male records (1,003 to 898); rank moved from #328 to #363.
Peak year in available data
2017: 1,201 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Anderson becoming more popular?

Anderson's reported male count decreased by 48 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #356 to #363. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Anderson in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for AndersonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,2010201620252016: 62 female records2017: 84 female records2018: 79 female records2019: 67 female records2020: 95 female records2021: 95 female records2022: 100 female records2023: 114 female records2024: 118 female records2025: 181 female records2016: 1,162 male records2017: 1,201 male records2018: 1,173 male records2019: 1,057 male records2020: 1,083 male records2021: 1,003 male records2022: 1,001 male records2023: 1,009 male records2024: 946 male records2025: 898 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251811,243898363
20241181,719946356
20231141,7811,009332
20221001,9611,001337
2021952,0251,003328
2020951,9791,083306
2019672,6011,057318
2018792,3051,173297
2017842,2401,201294
2016622,7621,162304

Questions about Anderson’s popularity

How common is Anderson in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Anderson ranks #363 in male records (898 reported) and #1,243 in female records (181 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Anderson?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Anderson only.

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