Anders

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A few things about Anders you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Anders

Anders Jonas Ångström

Swedish physicist

Choose Anders and your child shares a first name with Anders Jonas Ångström, a Swedish physicist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Anders, like who?” Anders Jonas Ångström's Wikipedia article is available in 66 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Uppsala University, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 7,364 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Anders, 232 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Anders would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAnders first shows up in US birth records in 1912, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 113 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2014, when it reached #749.
• 📈Then vs nowAnders is 2.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 14,771 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 7,364.
• 🍂TrendAnders has slipped 158 places over the last five years and now sits at #984. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAnders is most popular in Minnesota, where it ranks #251, followed by Utah (#302) and Idaho (#435). It's in the top 1,000 in 14 states.
• 💬MeaningAnders is a Scandinavian form of Andrew, which means “manly”.

About the name Anders

Anders is a boy name of Scandinavian origin meaning “manly”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ers”. US birth records list Anders for boys from 1912 to 2025, in 106 of those 114 years. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked #749 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #984, with 232 babies.

Origin:Scandinavian names