Anderson

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

⭐ Famous Anderson

Anderson

Brazilian association football player (born 1988)

Choose Anderson and your child shares a first name with Anderson, a Brazilian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Anderson, like who?” Anderson's Wikipedia article is available in 53 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,902 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Anderson, 898 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Anderson would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAnderson has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Andersons, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1882, when it reached #215.
• 📈Then vs nowAnderson is 4.9× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 9,311 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 1,902.
• 🍂TrendAnderson has slipped 57 places over the last five years and now sits at #363. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAnderson is most popular in Alabama, where it ranks #167, followed by Mississippi (#182) and Louisiana (#191). It's in the top 1,000 in 34 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlAnderson is given to both boys and girls: 83% of the 1,079 babies named Anderson in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Anderson means “son of Andrew”.

About the name Anderson

Anderson is a boy name meaning “son of Andrew”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-son”. US birth records list Anderson for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked #215 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #363, with 898 babies.