Unisex name · since 1988
Andersen
948 babies named Andersen in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,010 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 948
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
948 babies have been named Andersen since 1988, making it today's #4010 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andersen has been recorded 948 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #4010 nationally and more common than 71% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #5,305 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,010 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 948 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andersen ranks #5,305 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,010 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 948 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,010 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 948
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Andersen's 948 recorded births place it above 88.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Andersen compares
948 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Andersen's all-time total is 157% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Andersen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 948 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Andersen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Andersen splits its recorded history at 2008: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Andersen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Andersen popularity over time - girls
336 total births recorded since 1994 (Andersen as girls' name)
Andersen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (421 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Andersen's strongest decade.
421 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Andersen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 94
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
278 births
- 2010s
2010s
421 births
- 2020s 150
2020s
150 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 421 births (44% of all-time use).
How Andersen 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 Andersen's total volume
Andersen by state
Where Andersen concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 80 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
80 of 948 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Andersen's data
- Andersen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (421 total births) through the 2020s (150) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Andersens (80 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Andersen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Andersen 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.