Anderson Name Popularity

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How popular is Anderson?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Anderson, ranked the 297th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Anderson has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #215 was reached in 1882.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2012 with 1,248 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Anderson was 26 in 1901.

Anderson, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1886-1890, 1901-1904, 1907-1916, 1917-1920, 1944-1947, 1986-1991, and 1998-2009, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1926-1929.

For a number of years, the name Anderson has been soaring upward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Anderson for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Anderson?

Anderson's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Anderson is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Anderson (Girl)		Anderson (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		79	2,279	1,161	297
2017		84	2,233	1,198	294
2016		62	2,757	1,159	304
2015		74	2,452	1,185	305
2014		51	3,180	1,161	304
2013		36	4,076	1,153	303
2012		45	3,528	1,248	280
2011		49	3,304	1,144	294
2010		40	3,819	1,020	313
2009		25	5,542	1,142	288
2008		38	4,095	1,017	325
2007		39	3,990	926	346
2006		22	5,923	754	399
2005		21	5,814	495	500
2004		29	4,602	370	594
2003		15	7,236	340	613
2002		18	6,148	281	664
2001		16	6,638	229	752
2000		11	8,579	211	781
1999		15	6,507	208	767
1998		18	5,591	166	871
1997		17	5,642	179	816
1996		19	5,076	178	808
1995		12	7,073	160	857
1994		10	8,167	170	809
1993		11	7,525	143	893
1992		9	8,774	156	843
1991		< 5	--	156	827
1990		< 5	--	136	881
1989		7	9,723	112	962
1988		< 5	--	108	916
1987		< 5	--	91	997
1986		< 5	--	91	958
1985		< 5	--	97	920
1984		< 5	--	81	987
1983		< 5	--	87	945
1982		8	7,500	91	941
1981		< 5	--	71	1,078
1980		< 5	--	81	1,004
1979		< 5	--	72	1,040
1978		< 5	--	81	962
1977		< 5	--	70	1,027
1976		< 5	--	75	962
1975		< 5	--	65	1,021
1974		< 5	--	67	1,003
1973		< 5	--	74	937
1972		< 5	--	77	910
1971		< 5	--	82	900
1970		< 5	--	75	921
1969		< 5	--	71	903
1968		< 5	--	52	1,027
1967		< 5	--	77	817
1966		< 5	--	72	852
1965		< 5	--	80	825
1964		< 5	--	81	845
1963		< 5	--	59	983
1962		< 5	--	81	842
1961		< 5	--	94	783
1960		< 5	--	83	832
1959		< 5	--	95	788
1958		< 5	--	96	754
1957		< 5	--	104	733
1956		< 5	--	97	743
1955		< 5	--	100	728
1954		< 5	--	118	664
1953		< 5	--	113	670
1952		< 5	--	100	698
1951		< 5	--	102	693
1950		< 5	--	109	668
1949		< 5	--	115	638
1948		< 5	--	96	684
1947		< 5	--	118	634
1946		5	4,979	100	642
1945		< 5	--	96	616
1944		< 5	--	91	650
1943		< 5	--	101	633
1942		< 5	--	113	584
1941		< 5	--	96	613
1940		< 5	--	100	592
1939		< 5	--	102	565
1938		< 5	--	93	615
1937		< 5	--	85	636
1936		< 5	--	106	556
1935		< 5	--	85	640
1934		< 5	--	93	616
1933		< 5	--	105	557
1932		< 5	--	91	622
1931		< 5	--	99	588
1930		< 5	--	122	542
1929		< 5	--	103	598
1928		< 5	--	128	537
1927		< 5	--	129	543
1926		< 5	--	143	509
1925		< 5	--	128	543
1924		< 5	--	138	538
1923		< 5	--	149	500
1922		< 5	--	142	517
1921		< 5	--	129	550
1920		< 5	--	180	451
1919		< 5	--	147	492
1918		< 5	--	134	518
1917		< 5	--	128	508
1916		< 5	--	135	488
1915		< 5	--	121	506
1914		< 5	--	110	459
1913		< 5	--	90	456
1912		< 5	--	85	424
1911		< 5	--	56	372
1910		< 5	--	52	353
1909		< 5	--	50	325
1908		< 5	--	45	336
1907		< 5	--	30	417
1906		< 5	--	46	302
1905		< 5	--	45	299
1904		< 5	--	49	274
1903		< 5	--	30	353
1902		< 5	--	37	318
1901		< 5	--	26	360
1900		< 5	--	56	275
1899		< 5	--	27	347
1898		< 5	--	43	275
1897		< 5	--	46	258
1896		< 5	--	39	296
1895		< 5	--	31	329
1894		< 5	--	50	241
1893		< 5	--	46	258
1892		< 5	--	44	270
1891		< 5	--	30	305
1890		< 5	--	59	216
1889		< 5	--	42	251
1888		< 5	--	46	261
1887		< 5	--	39	254
1886		< 5	--	34	294
1885		< 5	--	42	256
1884		< 5	--	48	247
1883		< 5	--	38	263
1882		< 5	--	58	215
1881		< 5	--	40	244
1880		< 5	--	43	252

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.