Name profile

Anders

Scandinavian form of Andreas.

PronunciationSwedish /ˈanː.dɛʂ/; Norwegian /ˈɑn.nəʂ/; Danish /ˈɑn.ɐs/
Usage languagesDanish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
US rank (2025)#984

Meaning and history

Scandinavian form of Andreas, see Andrew. A notable bearer was the Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström (1814–1874).

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 186 births, rank #994
2007: 153 births, rank #1,157
2008: 174 births, rank #1,074
2009: 137 births, rank #1,278
2010: 214 births, rank #940
20112011: 207 births, rank #957
2012: 230 births, rank #902
2013: 235 births, rank #886
2014: 316 births, rank #749
2015: 293 births, rank #796
20162016: 278 births, rank #820
2017: 290 births, rank #794
2018: 290 births, rank #787
2019: 239 births, rank #917
2020: 278 births, rank #826
20212021: 262 births, rank #884
2022: 283 births, rank #855
2023: 287 births, rank #845
2024: 298 births, rank #832
20252025: 232 births, rank #984

Anders moved from #832 to #984 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2014, with 316 births.