boy's name
Anders
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 8,961
the United States
#987
2025 births
Anders is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 232 babies in the United States, ranking #987. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2014, when 316 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 14,290 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Anders over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 57 |
| 1920s | 52 |
| 1930s | 40 |
| 1940s | 69 |
| 1950s | 115 |
| 1960s | 190 |
| 1970s | 300 |
| 1980s | 585 |
| 1990s | 957 |
| 2000s | 1,429 |
| 2010s | 2,592 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,645 |
How popular is Anders?
In 2025, Anders was given to 232 babies in the United States, ranking #987 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Anders is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Anders
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anders also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anders over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Anders in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Albanian
- Andrea
- Basque
- Andrea
- Croatian
- Andrea
- Danish
- Andrea
- Dutch
- Andrea
- German
- Andrea
- Greek
- Andrea
- Italian
- Andrea
- Latvian
- Andrejs
- Lithuanian
- Andrius
- Macedonian
- Andrey
- Polish
- Andrzej
- Romansh
- Andrea
- Russian
- Andrey
- Slovene
- Andrej
- Spanish
- Andrea
- Swedish
- Andrea
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Ondrej
Sibling names for Anders
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anders — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anders
How popular is the name Anders?
In 2025, Anders was given to 232 babies in the United States, ranking #987 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Anders a girl's or a boy's name?
Anders is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Anders?
Anders has 2 syllables.
When was Anders most popular?
Anders peaked in 2014, when 316 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Anders a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anders currently ranks #752 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.