Ansen
Ansen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is in the municipality De Wolden, about 15 km northwest of the town of Hoogeveen. The music festival Vogelpop is hosted in Ansen.
Meaning & Origin of Ansen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ansen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is in the municipality De Wolden, about 15 km northwest of the town of Hoogeveen. The music festival Vogelpop is hosted in Ansen.
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Origin & history
The Story of Ansen
Ansen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 16 Ansens were born — ranking #5,482 that year. As of 2026, Ansen ranks #5,615 for baby boys with 16 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). In total, more than 304 Ansens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ansen
Ansen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 304 births in the dataset. Ansen's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #5,482. Use the chart and map above to compare Ansen'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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