Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Anson
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2016
Peak era
2016
Peak births
302
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880Peak 20162025
Quick answers about Anson
How many people are named Anson?
An estimated 6,832 living Americans are named Anson.
How rare is Anson?
Anson is uncommon among babies today, with 94 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 68.9% from its 2016 peak.
How old is the typical Anson?
The median age of a living American named Anson is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 39 years old.
Is Anson still popular?
Not especially. Anson has been declining since its 2016 peak and registered 94 births in 2025.
Where is Anson most common?
Anson has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appeared 1.6× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Peak year
2016
Decline from peak
68.9%
2025
94
All-time
7,932
Where it lives now
Anson is most concentrated in New York — about 1.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Anson is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.