Anson

Boy name

Anson has been given to 7,937 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2016.

Meaning & origin /ˈæn.sən/

From Ann +&lrm; -son (the former word is a diminutive).

Origin: surnames

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

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Total babies

7,937

Peak year

2016 (302 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -67%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

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

8,031 babies since 1912

7,789 babies since 1984

7,728 babies since 1917

8,151 babies since 1999

7,715 babies since 1976

7,708 babies since 2004

8,197 babies since 1962

8,209 babies since 2002

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