Is Anderson a boy or girl name?
Anderson is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 118 girls and 943 boys were named Anderson, so 11.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.3% of the 34,564 US babies named Anderson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #356
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,711
- Babies named Anderson since 1880
- 34,564
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 1,294 babies
Boys and girls named Anderson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 430 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 415 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 414 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,058 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,369 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 981 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,027 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 1,034 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 750 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 736 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 909 | 15 | 1.6% |
| 1990s | 1,652 | 111 | 6.3% |
| 2000s | 5,766 | 234 | 3.9% |
| 2010s | 11,511 | 587 | 4.9% |
| 2020s | 5,038 | 522 | 9.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 943 | #356 | 118 | #1,711 |
| 2023 | 1,008 | #332 | 114 | #1,781 |
| 2022 | 1,001 | #337 | 100 | #1,961 |
| 2021 | 1,003 | #328 | 95 | #2,025 |
| 2020 | 1,083 | #306 | 95 | #1,979 |
| 2019 | 1,057 | #318 | 67 | #2,601 |
| 2018 | 1,173 | #297 | 79 | #2,304 |
| 2017 | 1,201 | #294 | 84 | #2,240 |
| 2016 | 1,162 | #304 | 62 | #2,762 |
| 2015 | 1,186 | #306 | 74 | #2,456 |
| 2014 | 1,163 | #304 | 51 | #3,186 |
| 2013 | 1,154 | #303 | 36 | #4,079 |
| 2012 | 1,249 | #280 | 45 | #3,532 |
| 2011 | 1,145 | #294 | 49 | #3,307 |
| 2010 | 1,021 | #313 | 40 | #3,826 |
| 2009 | 1,142 | #288 | 25 | #5,548 |
| 2008 | 1,017 | #325 | 38 | #4,098 |
| 2007 | 926 | #346 | 39 | #3,991 |
| 2006 | 754 | #399 | 22 | #5,927 |
| 2005 | 496 | #499 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2004 | 370 | #594 | 29 | #4,605 |
| 2003 | 340 | #613 | 15 | #7,240 |
| 2002 | 281 | #664 | 18 | #6,150 |
| 2001 | 229 | #752 | 16 | #6,642 |
| 2000 | 211 | #783 | 11 | #8,582 |
| 1999 | 208 | #767 | 15 | #6,508 |
| 1998 | 166 | #871 | 18 | #5,593 |
| 1997 | 179 | #816 | 17 | #5,644 |
| 1996 | 178 | #808 | 19 | #5,077 |
| 1995 | 160 | #857 | 12 | #7,075 |
| 1994 | 170 | #810 | 10 | #8,168 |
| 1993 | 143 | #894 | 11 | #7,525 |
| 1992 | 156 | #844 | 9 | #8,777 |
| 1991 | 156 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 136 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 112 | #962 | 7 | #9,728 |
| 1988 | 108 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 91 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 91 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 98 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 81 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 87 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 90 | #943 | 8 | #7,503 |
| 1981 | 71 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 80 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 72 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 81 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 70 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 75 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 65 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 67 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 73 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 77 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 82 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 74 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 71 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 52 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 77 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 72 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 80 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 82 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 58 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 81 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 93 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 84 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 95 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 96 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 104 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 97 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 100 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 118 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 113 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 99 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 103 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 109 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 115 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 96 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 118 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 100 | #642 | 5 | #4,981 |
| 1945 | 96 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 92 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 101 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 113 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 96 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 100 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 102 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 93 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 85 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 106 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 86 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 92 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 105 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 91 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 99 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 122 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 103 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 128 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 129 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 143 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 128 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 138 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 149 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 142 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 129 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 180 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 147 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 134 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 128 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 135 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 121 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 110 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 90 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 85 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 56 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 52 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 50 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 45 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 30 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 46 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 45 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 49 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 30 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 37 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 26 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 56 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 27 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 43 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 46 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 39 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 31 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 50 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 46 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 44 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 30 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 59 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 42 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 46 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 39 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 34 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 42 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 48 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 38 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 58 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 40 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 43 | #252 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Anderson reached #215 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #1,711 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 Anderson
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.