Anders

Boy name

Anders has been given to 8,031 babies in the U.S. since 1912. It peaked in 2014 and currently ranks #984 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.

Origin: Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

8,031

Peak year

2014 (316 babies)

Rank in 2025

#984 for boys

First recorded

1912

10-year trend

▼ -21%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Anders.

7,968 babies since 1994

7,937 babies since 1880

8,197 babies since 1962

8,209 babies since 2002

8,231 babies since 1912

8,236 babies since 1880

7,809 babies since 1957

7,789 babies since 1984

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