Anderson is an established boys' name that peaked in 2012 and remains in steady use.
Anderson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #363 among boys (898) and #1,243 among girls (181) — overall #619 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,079 | 1,079 | #1,243 | #363 |
| 2024 | 1,064 | 1,064 | #1,719 | #356 |
| 2023 | 1,123 | 1,123 | #1,781 | #332 |
| 2022 | 1,101 | 1,101 | #1,961 | #337 |
| 2021 | 1,098 | 1,098 | #2,025 | #328 |
| 2020 | 1,178 | 1,178 | #1,979 | #306 |
| 2019 | 1,124 | 1,124 | #2,601 | #318 |
| 2018 | 1,252 | 1,252 | #2,305 | #297 |
| 2017 | 1,285 | 1,285 | #2,240 | #294 |
| 2016 | 1,224 | 1,224 | #2,762 | #304 |
| 2015 | 1,260 | 1,260 | #2,457 | #306 |
| 2014 | 1,214 | 1,214 | #3,186 | #304 |
| 2013 | 1,190 | 1,190 | #4,079 | #303 |
| 2012 | 1,294 | 1,294 | #3,532 | #280 |
| 2011 | 1,194 | 1,194 | #3,307 | #294 |
| 2010 | 1,061 | 1,061 | #3,826 | #313 |
| 2009 | 1,167 | 1,175 | #5,549 | #288 |
| 2008 | 1,055 | 1,055 | #4,098 | #325 |
| 2007 | 965 | 965 | #3,991 | #346 |
| 2006 | 776 | 776 | #5,927 | #399 |
| 2005 | 517 | 522 | #5,817 | #499 |
| 2004 | 399 | 404 | #4,605 | #594 |
| 2003 | 355 | 355 | #7,241 | #613 |
| 2002 | 299 | 305 | #6,151 | #664 |
| 2001 | 245 | 254 | #6,642 | #752 |
| 2000 | 222 | 231 | #8,582 | #784 |
| 1999 | 223 | 229 | #6,508 | #767 |
| 1998 | 184 | 192 | #5,593 | #871 |
| 1997 | 196 | — | #5,644 | #816 |
| 1996 | 197 | — | #5,077 | #808 |
| 1995 | 172 | — | #7,075 | #857 |
| 1994 | 180 | — | #8,166 | #810 |
| 1993 | 154 | — | #7,527 | #894 |
| 1992 | 165 | — | #8,777 | #844 |
| 1991 | 156 | — | — | #827 |
| 1990 | 136 | — | — | #881 |
| 1989 | 119 | — | #9,728 | #962 |
| 1988 | 108 | — | — | #916 |
| 1987 | 91 | — | — | #996 |
| 1986 | 91 | — | — | #958 |
| 1985 | 98 | — | — | #917 |
| 1984 | 81 | — | — | #987 |
| 1983 | 87 | — | — | #945 |
| 1982 | 98 | — | #7,503 | #943 |
| 1981 | 71 | — | — | #1,078 |
| 1980 | 80 | — | — | #1,010 |
| 1979 | 72 | — | — | #1,040 |
| 1978 | 81 | — | — | #962 |
| 1977 | 70 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1976 | 75 | — | — | #963 |
| 1975 | 65 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1974 | 67 | — | — | #1,003 |
| 1973 | 73 | — | — | #941 |
| 1972 | 77 | — | — | #911 |
| 1971 | 82 | — | — | #901 |
| 1970 | 74 | — | — | #927 |
| 1969 | 71 | — | — | #903 |
| 1968 | 52 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1967 | 77 | — | — | #818 |
| 1966 | 72 | — | — | #853 |
| 1965 | 79 | — | — | #826 |
| 1964 | 82 | — | — | #839 |
| 1963 | 59 | — | — | #985 |
| 1962 | 80 | — | — | #845 |
| 1961 | 93 | — | — | #790 |
| 1960 | 84 | — | — | #830 |
| 1959 | 95 | — | — | #788 |
| 1958 | 96 | — | — | #755 |
| 1957 | 104 | — | — | #734 |
| 1956 | 97 | — | — | #745 |
| 1955 | 100 | — | — | #728 |
| 1954 | 118 | — | — | #664 |
| 1953 | 113 | — | — | #669 |
| 1952 | 99 | — | — | #703 |
| 1951 | 103 | — | — | #688 |
| 1950 | 109 | — | — | #668 |
| 1949 | 115 | — | — | #637 |
| 1948 | 96 | — | — | #684 |
| 1947 | 118 | — | — | #634 |
| 1946 | 105 | — | #4,981 | #642 |
| 1945 | 96 | — | — | #616 |
| 1944 | 92 | — | — | #642 |
| 1943 | 101 | — | — | #633 |
| 1942 | 113 | — | — | #584 |
| 1941 | 96 | — | — | #613 |
| 1940 | 100 | — | — | #592 |
| 1939 | 102 | — | — | #565 |
| 1938 | 93 | — | — | #615 |
| 1937 | 85 | — | — | #637 |
| 1936 | 106 | — | — | #556 |
| 1935 | 86 | — | — | #633 |
| 1934 | 92 | — | — | #623 |
| 1933 | 105 | — | — | #557 |
| 1932 | 91 | — | — | #622 |
| 1931 | 99 | — | — | #588 |
| 1930 | 122 | — | — | #541 |
| 1929 | 103 | — | — | #598 |
| 1928 | 128 | — | — | #537 |
| 1927 | 129 | — | — | #543 |
| 1926 | 143 | — | — | #509 |
| 1925 | 128 | — | — | #543 |
| 1924 | 138 | — | — | #538 |
| 1923 | 149 | — | — | #500 |
| 1922 | 142 | — | — | #517 |
| 1921 | 129 | — | — | #549 |
| 1920 | 180 | — | — | #451 |
| 1919 | 147 | — | — | #492 |
| 1918 | 134 | — | — | #518 |
| 1917 | 128 | — | — | #508 |
| 1916 | 135 | — | — | #488 |
| 1915 | 121 | — | — | #506 |
| 1914 | 110 | — | — | #459 |
| 1913 | 90 | — | — | #456 |
| 1912 | 85 | — | — | #424 |
| 1911 | 56 | — | — | #372 |
| 1910 | 52 | — | — | #353 |
| 1909 | 50 | — | — | #325 |
| 1908 | 45 | — | — | #336 |
| 1907 | 30 | — | — | #417 |
| 1906 | 46 | — | — | #302 |
| 1905 | 45 | — | — | #299 |
| 1904 | 49 | — | — | #274 |
| 1903 | 30 | — | — | #353 |
| 1902 | 37 | — | — | #318 |
| 1901 | 26 | — | — | #360 |
| 1900 | 56 | — | — | #275 |
| 1899 | 27 | — | — | #347 |
| 1898 | 43 | — | — | #275 |
| 1897 | 46 | — | — | #258 |
| 1896 | 39 | — | — | #296 |
| 1895 | 31 | — | — | #329 |
| 1894 | 50 | — | — | #241 |
| 1893 | 46 | — | — | #258 |
| 1892 | 44 | — | — | #270 |
| 1891 | 30 | — | — | #305 |
| 1890 | 59 | — | — | #216 |
| 1889 | 42 | — | — | #251 |
| 1888 | 46 | — | — | #261 |
| 1887 | 39 | — | — | #254 |
| 1886 | 34 | — | — | #294 |
| 1885 | 42 | — | — | #256 |
| 1884 | 48 | — | — | #247 |
| 1883 | 38 | — | — | #263 |
| 1882 | 58 | — | — | #215 |
| 1881 | 40 | — | — | #244 |
| 1880 | 43 | — | — | #252 |