Anders
Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis.
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Anders
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
The Story of Anders
American parents first put Anders on the record books as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 316 Anderss were born — ranking #749 that year. About 31% of every Anders on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Anders ranks #828 for baby boys with 300 births, gradually rising (+8%). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Anders
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Anders. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Anders
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About the name Anders
Anders is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Anders's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #749. Use the chart and map above to compare Anders's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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