Is Anson a boy or girl name?
Anson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 134 boys were named Anson, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 7,842 US babies named Anson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,390
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Anson since 1880
- 7,842
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 302 babies
Boys and girls named Anson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 214 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 263 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 149 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 215 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 237 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 332 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 635 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 728 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 557 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,290 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,291 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 781 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 134 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 148 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 158 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 152 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 189 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 218 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 246 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 295 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 302 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 287 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 282 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 205 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 159 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 156 | #1,152 | 5 | #17,026 |
| 2010 | 141 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 167 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 181 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 146 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 132 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 136 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 137 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 111 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 98 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 101 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 81 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 69 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 62 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 70 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 57 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,802 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 48 | #1,795 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 47 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,820 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 58 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 71 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 72 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 64 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 68 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 72 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 63 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 71 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 93 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 105 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 62 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 90 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 123 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 92 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 63 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 47 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 40 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 46 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 46 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 45 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,577 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 44 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 35 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 24 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 33 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 19 | #1,860 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 26 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 30 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,190 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,056 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,116 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,884 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 20 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 27 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,915 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,215 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,648 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 15 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,301 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 31 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 30 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 41 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 27 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 27 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 33 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 13 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 10 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 10 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 9 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 9 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 9 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #603 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Anson reached #598 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #17,026 in 2011. 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 Anson
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.