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Anders

/ˈændɚz/ · 100% boys · #984 in the US for boys, 2025

Anders has been given to about 8,031 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈændɚz/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 7,574
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Anders per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 316
  • Born in 2025232
  • All time8,031
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Anders?

Anders ranks 984th among American boys in 2025, with 232 born that year. Its best year was 2014, when 316 babies were given the name, ranking 750th. The typical living American called Anders is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Anders

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ander0.78
  2. Andres0.69
  3. Andreas0.68
  4. Anderson0.66
  5. Andre0.65
  6. Andra0.57
  7. Ares0.56
  8. Andrew0.53

Middle names for Anders

Ranked by flow score
  1. Anders Paul0.77
  2. Anders John0.77
  3. Anders Blake0.76
  4. Anders Wade0.76
  5. Anders Ross0.76
  6. Anders Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Anders

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yehudabrother · 0.99
  2. Mustafabrother · 0.99
  3. Yousefbrother · 0.98
  4. Rivkasister · 0.98
  5. Violetasister · 0.98
  6. Samirasister · 0.98

Where Anders is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.05%
  2. Utah0.04%
  3. Idaho0.03%
  4. Colorado0.02%
  5. Louisiana0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Anders White0.72
  2. Anders Nguyen0.72
  3. Anders Moore0.72
  4. Anders Hill0.72
  5. Anders Hall0.72
  6. Anders Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Anders

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Anders across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.