Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Anderson

#606 most common boys' name of all time · #1,347 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#606
Rank overall
#1,347 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
35,646
Since 2016
11,528
Peak year
2012 #280
Best rank
#216 1882
Girls Boys peak 1,294/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Anderson is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 181 898 1,079 #363
2024 118 946 1,064 #356
2023 114 1,009 1,123 #333
2022 100 1,001 1,101 #337
2021 95 1,003 1,098 #328
2020 95 1,083 1,178 #306
2019 67 1,057 1,124 #318
2018 79 1,173 1,252 #297
2017 84 1,201 1,285 #294
2016 62 1,162 1,224 #304
2015 74 1,186 1,260 #306
2014 51 1,163 1,214 #304
2013 36 1,154 1,190 #303
2012 45 1,249 1,294 #280
2011 49 1,145 1,194 #294
2010 40 1,021 1,061 #313
2009 25 1,142 1,167 #288
2008 38 1,017 1,055 #325
2007 39 926 965 #347
2006 22 754 776 #399
2005 21 496 517 #499
2004 29 370 399 #594
2003 15 340 355 #613
2002 18 281 299 #665
2001 16 229 245 #752
2000 11 211 222 #784
1999 15 208 223 #767
1998 18 166 184 #871
1997 17 179 196 #816
1996 19 178 197 #808
1995 12 160 172 #857
1994 10 170 180 #811
1993 11 143 154 #896
1992 9 156 165 #845
1991 — 156 156 #827
1990 — 136 136 #882
1989 7 112 119 #962
1988 — 108 108 #916
1987 — 91 91 #996
1986 — 91 91 #960
1985 — 98 98 #917
1984 — 81 81 #987
1983 — 87 87 #945
1982 8 90 98 #944
1981 — 71 71 #1,077
1980 — 80 80 #1,010
1979 — 72 72 #1,040
1978 — 81 81 #963
1977 — 70 70 #1,027
1976 — 75 75 #963
1975 — 65 65 #1,021
1974 — 67 67 #1,004
1973 — 73 73 #942
1972 — 77 77 #911
1971 — 82 82 #901
1970 — 74 74 #927
1969 — 71 71 #903
1968 — 52 52 #1,026
1967 — 77 77 #818
1966 — 72 72 #854
1965 — 79 79 #826
1964 — 82 82 #839
1963 — 59 59 #984
1962 — 80 80 #845
1961 — 93 93 #790
1960 — 84 84 #830
1959 — 95 95 #788
1958 — 96 96 #755
1957 — 104 104 #735
1956 — 97 97 #745
1955 — 100 100 #729
1954 — 118 118 #664
1953 — 113 113 #670
1952 — 99 99 #703
1951 — 103 103 #688
1950 — 109 109 #669
1949 — 115 115 #637
1948 — 96 96 #683
1947 — 118 118 #634
1946 5 100 105 #642
1945 — 96 96 #616
1944 — 92 92 #643
1943 — 101 101 #633
1942 — 113 113 #584
1941 — 96 96 #613
1940 — 100 100 #591
1939 — 102 102 #565
1938 — 93 93 #615
1937 — 85 85 #638
1936 — 106 106 #556
1935 — 86 86 #633
1934 — 92 92 #623
1933 — 105 105 #557
1932 — 91 91 #622
1931 — 99 99 #588
1930 — 122 122 #541
1929 — 103 103 #598
1928 — 128 128 #537
1927 — 129 129 #544
1926 — 143 143 #509
1925 — 128 128 #543
1924 — 138 138 #538
1923 — 149 149 #499
1922 — 142 142 #518
1921 — 129 129 #549
1920 — 180 180 #451
1919 — 147 147 #492
1918 — 134 134 #518
1917 — 128 128 #508
1916 — 135 135 #489
1915 — 121 121 #506
1914 — 110 110 #460
1913 — 90 90 #456
1912 — 85 85 #424
1911 — 56 56 #372
1910 — 52 52 #353
1909 — 50 50 #327
1908 — 45 45 #335
1907 — 30 30 #420
1906 — 46 46 #303
1905 — 45 45 #301
1904 — 49 49 #275
1903 — 30 30 #353
1902 — 37 37 #319
1901 — 26 26 #363
1900 — 56 56 #276
1899 — 27 27 #346
1898 — 43 43 #276
1897 — 46 46 #258
1896 — 39 39 #299
1895 — 31 31 #331
1894 — 50 50 #244
1893 — 46 46 #260
1892 — 44 44 #271
1891 — 30 30 #306
1890 — 59 59 #217
1889 — 42 42 #257
1888 — 46 46 #261
1887 — 39 39 #257
1886 — 34 34 #294
1885 — 42 42 #257
1884 — 48 48 #248
1883 — 38 38 #267
1882 — 58 58 #216
1881 — 40 40 #250
1880 — 43 43 #253