Girl & boy name
Anderson
Anderson holds the #363 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 898 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #306 in 2020 to #363 today. Its strongest year on record was 1882 (#215 nationally, 58 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Alabama (#167 there in 2025).
Rankings
Anderson popularity, 1880–2025
Where Anderson is most popular
Uniqueness score
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Anderson in the most recent year of SSA data.
Anderson as a girl name
As of 2025, Anderson ranks #1241 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 181 girls received the name that year. It has climbed from #1977 to #1241 over the past five years. Remarkably, 2025 is the strongest year in the entire SSA record for Anderson, which stretches back to 1946. Geographically, it's strongest in Tennessee, where it ranks #479 among girl names.