Anders

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 1912 and has been recorded in 105 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 316 babies (rank #749 that year). In 2024 it was given to 297 boys (rank #830). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Anders

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,798

Total babies (all years)

105

Years in the data

316

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Anders

Anders Celsiusmeteorologist · b. 1701
Anders Behring Breivikconspiracy theorist · b. 1979
Anders Fogh Rasmusseneconomist · b. 1953
Anders Jonas Ångströmuniversity teacher · b. 1814
Anders Zornwatercolorist · b. 1860

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1912	5	#2,557
1913	7	#2,283
1914	6	#2,936
1915	5	#3,844
1916	10	#2,552
1917	9	#2,738
1918	8	#3,111
1919	7	#3,411
1920	10	#2,770
1921	5	#4,348
1922	10	#2,806
1923	5	#4,259
1925	9	#2,940
1927	5	#4,229
1929	8	#2,991
1931	7	#3,105
1932	5	#3,799
1934	6	#3,304
1936	10	#2,303
1937	5	#3,544
1939	7	#2,841
1941	6	#3,151
1942	6	#3,224
1943	10	#2,410
1944	9	#2,473
1945	7	#2,754
1946	9	#2,540
1947	6	#3,382
1948	9	#2,612
1949	7	#3,035
1950	12	#2,210
1951	7	#3,077
1952	7	#3,104
1953	12	#2,288
1954	11	#2,455
1955	11	#2,441
1956	15	#2,094
1957	17	#1,953
1958	8	#3,039
1959	15	#2,114
1960	21	#1,773
1961	22	#1,733
1962	18	#1,897
1963	17	#1,958
1964	24	#1,615
1965	15	#2,085
1966	12	#2,332
1967	22	#1,656
1968	15	#2,111
1969	23	#1,730
1970	32	#1,496
1971	29	#1,637
1972	24	#1,821
1973	23	#1,872
1974	21	#2,052
1975	32	#1,595
1976	26	#1,876
1977	33	#1,646
1978	42	#1,438
1979	39	#1,511
1980	29	#1,913
1981	48	#1,362
1982	42	#1,488
1983	60	#1,167
1984	44	#1,445
1985	67	#1,133
1986	75	#1,076
1987	68	#1,161
1988	80	#1,118
1989	72	#1,281
1990	85	#1,181
1991	87	#1,192
1992	85	#1,221
1993	80	#1,266
1994	86	#1,255
1995	102	#1,133
1996	122	#1,021
1997	91	#1,264
1998	96	#1,262
1999	123	#1,086
2000	133	#1,070
2001	109	#1,222
2002	118	#1,184
2003	153	#1,030
2004	139	#1,132
2005	127	#1,244
2006	186	#994
2007	153	#1,157
2008	174	#1,074
2009	137	#1,278
2010	214	#940
2011	207	#957
2012	230	#902
2013	235	#885
2014	316	#749
2015	293	#796
2016	278	#820
2017	290	#794
2018	290	#787
2019	239	#917
2020	278	#826
2021	262	#883
2022	283	#855
2023	287	#845
2024	297	#830