Boys' name · since 1912
Anders
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 8,026 babies named Anders, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #986 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,026
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anders currently ranks #986 among boys' names in America, with 8,026 babies recorded since 1912.
Anders has 8,026 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #986 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #1,370 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #986 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,026 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anders ranks #1,370 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #986 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,026 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #986 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,026
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anders's 8,026 recorded births place it above 96.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Anders compares
8,026 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Anders's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anders | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,026 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 316 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anders's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anders splits its recorded history at 1973: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 316 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anders popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 316
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Anders popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2024 (Anders as girls' name)
Anders by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,592 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Anders's strongest decade.
2,592 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Anders births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 57
1910s
57 births
- 1920s 52
1920s
52 births
- 1930s 40
1930s
40 births
- 1940s 69
1940s
69 births
- 1950s 115
1950s
115 births
- 1960s 190
1960s
190 births
- 1970s 300
1970s
300 births
- 1980s 585
1980s
585 births
- 1990s 957
1990s
957 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,429 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,592 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,640 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,592 births (32% of all-time use).
How Anders 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 Anders's total volume
Anders by state
Where Anders concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 933 | 11.6% |
| #2 | California | | 732 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Washington | | 412 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Utah | | 268 | 3.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 259 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 240 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Texas | | 240 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 240 | 3.0% |
933 of 8,026 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Anders appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anders's data
- Anders's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,592 total births) through the 2020s (1,640) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Anderss (933 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Anders
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anders: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Anders 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.