Ander — #585 US boys' name
4,182 babies named Ander in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 96% of names given to boys today.
57% of everyone ever named Ander was born in this single decade.
516 babies were named Ander in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ander
The Social Security Administration has registered 4,182 babies named Ander between 1908 and 2024, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ander currently holds the #585 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 516 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ander performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 2,375 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Ander shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 710 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ander in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ander in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,182 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Ander at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Ander popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1908
- Peak year (2023)
- 516
- Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
Currently ranks #585 among boys.
4,182 total births across 117 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 516 births in a single year.
Ander by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 2,375 births that decade — 57% of Ander's all-time total
Ander decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,375 births
- Runner-up 1,099 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Ander's strongest decade
2,375 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 57% of all-time use.
Ander by state
Where Ander concentrates geographically — total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 710 | 17.0% |
| #2 | California | | 525 | 12.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 273 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 139 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 118 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 108 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 91 | 2.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 78 | 1.9% |
710 of 4,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 17.0% of nationwide
- California 12.6% of nationwide
- Florida 6.5% of nationwide
- New York 3.3% of nationwide
- Georgia 2.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 37 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 17.0% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Ander appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1908–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.