Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2014

Anders

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #984 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.

Rank 2025
#984
among boys · ↓152 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
232
named Anders · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,362
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2014
316 babies
All-time total
8,031
#1,370 all-time among boys
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Anders popularity over time

8,031 babies have been named Anders since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 57 57 6 – #2,283
1920s – 52 52 5 -9% #2,770
1930s – 40 40 4 -23% #2,304
1940s – 69 69 7 +73% #2,410
1950s – 115 115 12 +67% #1,953
1960s – 190 190 19 +65% #1,615
1970s – 300 300 30 +58% #1,411
1980s – 585 585 59 +95% #1,075
1990s – 957 957 96 +64% #1,021
2000s – 1,429 1,429 143 +49% #994
2010s – 2,592 2,592 259 +81% #750
2020s (to 2025) 5 1,640 1,645 274 +6% #827

Where Anders is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 233 0.14 outside top 500
2027 234 0.14 outside top 500
2028 234 0.14 outside top 500
2029 235 0.14 outside top 500
2030 235 0.14 outside top 500

Where Anders is most popular

Boys named Anders per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.158 per 1,000. Strongest in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Anders born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
North Dakota 16 0.937 +494%
Minnesota 110 0.897 +469%
Utah 81 0.849 +438%
Montana 13 0.737 +367%
Alaska 6 0.504 +219%
Washington 76 0.465 +195%
Colorado 56 0.434 +175%
Idaho 16 0.391 +148%
Wisconsin 36 0.304 +93%
Alabama 32 0.293 +86%
South Dakota 5 0.269 +70%
Oregon 20 0.263 +67%
Louisiana 24 0.235 +49%
Michigan 47 0.229 +46%
Iowa 14 0.203 +29%
Arizona 29 0.177 +12%
North Carolina 43 0.168 +7%
Tennessee 30 0.166 +5%
Missouri 22 0.159 ≈ national
Virginia 24 0.126 -20%
Illinois 32 0.125 -21%
Florida 51 0.108 -32%
Texas 92 0.104 -34%
Georgia 26 0.103 -35%
California 93 0.102 -35%
New York 43 0.099 -37%
Pennsylvania 26 0.098 -38%
Indiana 13 0.081 -49%
Ohio 19 0.072 -55%
South Carolina 5 0.048 -69%
Massachusetts 6 0.044 -72%
New Jersey 7 0.035 -78%
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Anders

Anders is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #984 in 2025 with 232 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 8,031 American babies have been named Anders. Its peak came in 2014, when 316 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Anders stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anders?

The median living Anders is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 27. An estimated 7,700 people named Anders are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Anders year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 232 #984
2024 5 #15,473 298 #832
2023 – – 287 #846
2022 – – 283 #855
2021 – – 262 #884
2020 – – 278 #827
2019 – – 239 #917
2018 – – 290 #787
2017 – – 290 #794
2016 – – 278 #820
2015 – – 293 #797
2014 – – 316 #750
2013 – – 235 #886
2012 – – 230 #902
2011 – – 207 #957
2010 – – 214 #940
2009 – – 137 #1,278
2008 – – 174 #1,074
2007 – – 153 #1,157
2006 – – 186 #994
2005 – – 127 #1,245
2004 – – 139 #1,132
2003 – – 153 #1,030
2002 – – 118 #1,184
2001 – – 109 #1,222
2000 – – 133 #1,070
1995 – – 102 #1,133
1990 – – 85 #1,181
1985 – – 67 #1,133
1980 – – 29 #1,912
1975 – – 32 #1,594
1970 – – 32 #1,495
1965 – – 15 #2,087
1960 – – 21 #1,773
1955 – – 11 #2,441
1950 – – 12 #2,210
1945 – – 7 #2,754
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 9 #2,940
1920 – – 10 #2,770
1915 – – 5 #3,844
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Anders

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Anders Behring Breivik Anders Behring Breivik Norwegian terrorist (born 1979) Contemporary
  2. 2 Anders Celsius Anders Celsius Swedish astronomer and physicist (1701–1744) 18th century
  3. 3 Anders Fogh Rasmussen Anders Fogh Rasmussen Danish politician (born 1953) Contemporary
  4. 4 Anders Hejlsberg Anders Hejlsberg Danish software engineer (born 1960) Contemporary
  5. 5 Anders Lindegaard Anders Lindegaard Danish footballer (born 1984) Contemporary
  6. 6 Anders Zorn Anders Zorn Swedish painter and engraver (1860–1920) 19th century
  7. 7 Anders Thomas Jensen Anders Thomas Jensen Danish screenwriter and director (born 1972) Contemporary
  8. 8 Anders Limpar Anders Limpar Swedish footballer (born 1965) Contemporary
  9. 9 Anders Frisk Swedish football referee (born 1963) Contemporary
  10. 10 Anders Johansson Anders Johansson Swedish drummer (born 1962) Contemporary
  11. 11 Anders Arborelius Anders Arborelius Swedish Carmelite and cardinal b. 1949 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Anders Jonas Ångström Anders Jonas Ångström Swedish physicist (1814–1874) 19th century
  13. 13 Anders Järryd Anders Järryd Swedish tennis player (born 1961) Contemporary
  14. 14 Anders Svensson Anders Svensson Swedish footballer (born 1976) Contemporary
  15. 15 Anders Borg Anders Borg Swedish politician (born 1968) Contemporary
  16. 16 Anders Tegnell Anders Tegnell Swedish physician and civil servant b. 1956 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius Swedish-Finnish priest, politician, enlightenment thinker and economist (1729–1803) 18th century
  18. 18 Anders Johan Lexell Anders Johan Lexell Finnish-Swedish mathematician and astronomer (1740–1784) 18th century
  19. 19 Anders Dahl Swedish botanist (1751–1789) 18th century
  20. 20 Anders Andersson Swedish footballer b. 1974 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Anders, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Anders?

The median living Anders is about 14 years old. Half of all living Anderss are between 7 and 27 years old.

How many people named Anders are alive today?

An estimated 7,700 people named Anders are alive in the United States, based on 8,031 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Anders mean?

Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.

How popular is the name Anders in 2025?

Anders ranked #984 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 232 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anders?

8,031 babies have been named Anders in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anders most popular?

Anders peaked in 2014, when 316 newborns received the name.

Is Anders a boy or girl name?

Anders is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Anders rising or falling?

Anders has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Anders become more popular?

Anders looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 235 boys named Anders in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Anders?

Well-known people named Anders include Anders Behring Breivik (extremist), Anders Celsius (astronomer), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (politician).

Names like Anders

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