Anders

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Danish

Meaning

Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names for many centuries, earliest attested in 1378.

From Wikipedia

Anders first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 53 babies (rank #542 that year). In 2024 it was given to 36 boys (rank #738). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Anders

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Anders yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

667
Total babies (all years)
33
Years in the data
53
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199111#1,060
19929#1,206
199310#1,180
199410#1,094
199512#1,106
199610#1,254
199711#1,166
199810#1,237
19997#1,614
200012#1,095
200115#987
20027#1,670
200310#1,332
200413#1,189
20059#1,591
200611#1,429
200814#1,293
200921#1,007
201020#1,045
201117#1,184
201217#1,161
201323#957
201423#960
201536#703
201627#874
201729#842
201842#626
201934#733
202035#723
202153#542
202233#774
202340#659
202436#738