Is Anders a boy or girl name?
Anders is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 297 boys were named Anders, so 1.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 7,798 US babies named Anders were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #830
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,420
- Babies named Anders since 1912
- 7,798
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 316 babies
Boys and girls named Anders, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 69 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 115 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 189 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 301 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 585 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 957 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,429 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,592 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,407 | 5 | 0.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 297 | #830 | 5 | #15,420 |
| 2023 | 287 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 283 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 262 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 278 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 239 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 290 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 290 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 278 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 293 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 316 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 235 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 230 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 207 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 214 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 137 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 174 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 153 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 186 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 127 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 139 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 153 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 118 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 109 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 133 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 123 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 96 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 91 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 122 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 102 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 86 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 80 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 85 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 87 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 85 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 72 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 80 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 67 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 44 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 60 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 42 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 48 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 39 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 42 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 33 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,872 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 32 | #1,496 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,111 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,332 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,085 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,958 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,039 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 17 | #1,953 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,441 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,455 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,288 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,104 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,077 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,210 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,035 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,612 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,382 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,754 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,473 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,410 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,151 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,841 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,544 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,304 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,799 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,105 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,991 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,229 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,940 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,259 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,806 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,348 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,770 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,411 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,111 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,738 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,552 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,844 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,936 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,283 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,557 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Anders reached #749 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #15,420 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Anders
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.