# Anson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/anson/  
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 | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæn.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 7,937 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 7,932 / 5 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 159, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 17,027 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 156 | 1,152 |
| 2012 | 159 | 1,151 |
| 2013 | 205 | 974 |
| 2014 | 282 | 809 |
| 2015 | 287 | 804 |
| 2016 | 302 | 785 |
| 2017 | 295 | 789 |
| 2018 | 246 | 885 |
| 2019 | 218 | 978 |
| 2020 | 189 | 1,058 |
| 2021 | 152 | 1,254 |
| 2022 | 158 | 1,246 |
| 2023 | 148 | 1,294 |
| 2024 | 135 | 1,387 |
| 2025 | 94 | 1,728 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | 2,941 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2,613 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,458 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2,690 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3,996 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3,959 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,266 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2,960 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,017 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,048 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1,799 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2,664 |

## 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.