# Anders (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/anders/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Danish |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 8,031 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 8,026 / 5 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 189, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 15,473 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 207 | 957 |
| 2012 | 230 | 902 |
| 2013 | 235 | 886 |
| 2014 | 316 | 750 |
| 2015 | 293 | 797 |
| 2016 | 278 | 820 |
| 2017 | 290 | 794 |
| 2018 | 290 | 787 |
| 2019 | 239 | 917 |
| 2020 | 278 | 827 |
| 2021 | 262 | 884 |
| 2022 | 283 | 855 |
| 2023 | 287 | 846 |
| 2024 | 298 | 832 |
| 2025 | 232 | 984 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 3,332 |
| 2012 | 7 | 2,721 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2,055 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2,690 |
| 2015 | 14 | 1,673 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2,556 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,040 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2,259 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3,937 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2,301 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2,529 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2,546 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2,263 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2,952 |

## People named Anders

- Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Prime Minister of Denmark and former Secretary General of NATO
- Anders Lindegaard, Danish footballer (born 1984)
- Anders Hejlsberg, Danish software engineer (born 1960)
- Anders Dreyer, Danish association football player
- Anders Christiansen, Danish footballer
- Anders Thomas Jensen, Danish screenwriter and director
- Anders Samuelsen, Danish politician
- Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish politician and jurist (1778-1860)
- Anders Holm, American actor, comedian, writer and producer
- Anders Eggert, Danish handball player
- Anders Antonsen, Danish badminton player
- Anders Golding, Danish sport shooter

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.