Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Anderson

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Anderson
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2012

Peak rank proxy

1,249

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20122024

Peak year

2012

Decline from peak

24.5%

2024

943

All-time

33,090

Anderson has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2012, when 1,249 boys were named Anderson.

In 2024, only 943 boys were given the name.

Down 24.5% from its peak.

All told, about 33,090 Americans have been named Anderson and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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