Anson

“Son of Agnes; also viewed as a variant of Hanson” — English origin

Boy's name · #1728 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Anson has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #595 (1881) · 7,932 babies named Anson all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,900 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ansons

Anson Mount — American actor
Anson Williams — American actor and director
Anson Jones — Texan politician (1798-1858)
Anson Burlingame — American politician, minister to China, and China's envoy to U.S. and European nations (1820–1870)
Anson Carter — Canadian ice hockey player

Among 102 notable people named Anson:

Business leaders appear 2.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Anson Green Phelps, (1781-1853) American businessman.

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