Anderson is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “son of Andrew.” In 2024 it was given to 943 boys in the United States.
Anderson belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “son of Andrew” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Anderson first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #215 in 1882, and in 2024 943 babies received the name — 33,090 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Anderson means “son of Andrew” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Anderson is a boy name. In 2024, 943 babies received the name in the US.
Anderson comes from the Spanish and Portuguese tradition.
Anderson first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #215 in 1882, and 943 babies were given the name in 2024.
Anderson is pronounced /ˈæn.dɚ.sən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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