How Many People Are Named Anderson?
people named Anderson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 11,510 people in the US has this name
Based on 35,646 babies named Anderson in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,294 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname meaning "son of ANDREW".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Anderson, 5.5% were girls and 94.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Anderson rose from 0% in the 1880s to 10.6% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Anderson alive today is about 17 years old, and 85% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Anderson first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2012, to 1,294 babies. In 2025, 1,079 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Anderson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #215, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #363.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #363 |
| Best rank | #215 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #306 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Anderson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Anderson were born in California than in any other state: about 2,378 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Anderson was given 3 times as often in Mississippi, 2.6 times in Alabama and 2.2 times in Georgia.
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