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Anderson

“Son of Andrew” — Middle English origin

Boy's name · #363 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Anderson has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #215 (1882) · 33,991 babies named Anderson all-time · 1 in 1,900 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,500 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Andersons

• Anderson — Brazilian association football player (born 1988)
• Anderson Cooper — American journalist (born 1967)
• Anderson Silva — Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Anderson Varejão — Brazilian basketball player
• Anderson Peters — Grenadian athletics competitor

In stories & tradition

• Anderson — Granblue Fantasy

What Andersons become

Among 367 notable people named Anderson:

Athletes appear 2.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. Anderson, Brazilian association football player (born 1988).

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