Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Anson

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2016

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

302

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

55.6%

2024

134

All-time

7,837

Anson is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 302 boys were named Anson.

In 2024, only 134 boys were given the name.

Down 55.6% from its peak.

All told, about 7,837 Americans have been named Anson and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2016

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