Anders

Meaning: Manly
Origin: Danish/Icelandic/Norwegian/Swedish (from Ancient Greek) — Variant of Andrew

Boy's name · #984 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Anders reached its best rank, #750, in 2014 and ranked #984 in 2025. Roughly 8,000 boys have been named Anders since 1912.

In recent years, Anders ran about 5× its national rate in Minnesota.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

See how Anders ranks in other countries and regions.

#293 in Norway (2025) · #739 in Sweden (2025) · #775 in Scotland (2025) · #1,251 in Ecuador (2025) · #738 in Canada (2024).

Anders Celsius — Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist (1701–1744)
Anders Fogh Rasmussen — Former Prime Minister of Denmark and former Secretary General of NATO
Anders Jonas Ångström — Swedish physicist
Anders Zorn — Swedish painter and engraver (1860–1920)
Anders Lindegaard — Danish footballer (born 1984)

Among 3,007 notable people named Anders:

Business leaders appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Anders Holch Povlsen, Danish businessman.

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