Anderson
Pronounced AE1 N D ER0 S AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2012
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Anderson?
Anderson is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 35,986 children — the 584th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2012, when 1,292 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Andersen and Andersson — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Anderson and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Andersen
- Andersson
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AE1 N D ER0 S AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Anderson
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Anderson
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Anderson?
- Anderson ranks 584th among boys' names in US records, with 35,986 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 11,244.
- Is Anderson a unisex name?
- No. Anderson is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Anderson most popular?
- 2012, when 1,292 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Anderson spelled?
- Andersen, Andersson. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.