Anson

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

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

Anson reached its best rank, #598, in 1881 and ranked #1728 in 2025. Roughly 7,900 boys have been named Anson since 1880.

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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