Andersen
Unisex · AN-der-son · English
Unisex
Andersen is a name of English origin, meaning “son of Andrew”. In 2025 it ranked 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Andersen mean?
English: spelling of Anderson; Scottish and English surname
“son of Andrew”
A surname meaning son of Andrew, especially common in Scotland, where Saint Andrew is patron saint.
- Say it
- AN-der-son
Meaning borrowed from Anderson. More on Wiktionary.
Is Andersen a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Andersen has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls and 27 boys in the US.
How popular is Andersen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Andersen, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 50 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988. 25 girls were also named Andersen in 2025 (5,098th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Andersen in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 936 boys in the US were given Andersen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #359, up from #3,948 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 23% of the babies named Andersen in the US in 2005, and 48% in 2025.
Andersen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 2017 | 46 | #2,671 |
| 2016 | 49 | #2,550 |
| 2015 | 50 | #2,485 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 42 | #2,761 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,957 |
| 2009 | 49 | #2,559 |
| 2008 | 43 | #2,787 |
| 2007 | 49 | #2,533 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,082 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,524 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
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