Andersen
Andersen was the 3955th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 2489th with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,466 places. More babies were named Andersen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Anderson) son of Andrew · Scottish, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #3,955 boys, down 382 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- 44% girls, 56% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201550 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,284babies recorded
What does the name Andersen mean?
Andersen is a spelling of Anderson, pronounced the same way, so it shares Anderson's meaning and origin.
Anderson is a Scottish and northern English surname, "son of Ander", a medieval form of Andrew, Scotland's patron saint. DMNES derives Andrew from Greek anēr, "man". In the US it can also be an English form of Scandinavian Andersen or Andersson. It is used as a first name for boys, partly from the surname and partly from the TV journalist Anderson Cooper.
Ander (Middle English, “Andrew”)ἀνήρ (Ancient Greek, “man”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Andersen, Andrew, Andrews.
See also: Scottish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Anderson', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Andrew', DMNES, Durham University
Andersen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #5,108 | #3,955 | 25 | 27 |
| 2020 | #6,102 | #3,573 | 19 | 30 |
| 2010 | #12,378 | #2,960 | 8 | 39 |
| 2000 | #11,901 | #4,587 | 7 | 16 |
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How popular is Andersen, counting every spelling?
Andersen is a spelling of Anderson, a name family that ranked #357 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,955 for Andersen on its own. Together these spellings went to 936 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 898 | #363 | 4,857 |
| Andersen | 27 | #3,955 | 120 |
| Andersson | 11 | #7,224 | 41 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Andersen?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Andersen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Andersen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Andersen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Andersen?
About 900 people born in the US named Andersen are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 19. That makes Andersen mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Andersen by state
How common Andersen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Andersen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Andersen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Andersen
What does Andersen mean?
Andersen is a spelling of Anderson, which means “son of Andrew” (Scottish, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Andersen?
Andersen was the 3955th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 2489th with 50 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,466 places. More babies were named Andersen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Andersen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 44% girls, 56% boys given the name Andersen in the US.
Where is Andersen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Andersen was most common in Florida (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.