Boys' name · since 1982
Anden
717 babies named Anden in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,987 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 717
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
717 babies have been named Anden since 1982, making it today's #9987 boys' name.
Anden has 717 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9987 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #6,333 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,987 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 717 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anden ranks #6,333 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,987 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 717 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,987 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 717
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anden's 717 recorded births place it above 86.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anden compares
717 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anden's all-time total is 94% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 717 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anden splits its recorded history at 2014: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 68 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Anden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (339 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Anden's strongest decade.
339 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Anden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
339 births
- 2010s
2010s
315 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 339 births (47% of all-time use).
How Anden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Anden's total volume
Anden by state
Where Anden concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 21 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.7% |
23 of 717 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Anden's data
- Anden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (339 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Andens (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anden draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.