Anson
Boy · English
Anson is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Agnes”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 1,728th for boys in the US (94 babies).
What does Anson mean?
English
“son of Agnes”
An English surname transferred from the given name meaning "son of Agnes".
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Anson a girl's or a boy's name?
Anson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 94 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Anson, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Anson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Anson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 2 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Anson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,728among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 94about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 94 boys in the US were named Anson, making it the 1,728th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,058th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 302 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Anson than any year since 2000.
Half of all the boys named Anson in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 104 boys in the US were given Anson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,443, up from #1,728 for this spelling alone.
- Anson 94
- Ansen 10
Anson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | #1,728 |
| 2024 | 135 | #1,387 |
| 2023 | 148 | #1,294 |
| 2022 | 158 | #1,245 |
| 2021 | 152 | #1,253 |
| 2020 | 189 | #1,058 |
| 2019 | 218 | #978 |
| 2018 | 246 | #885 |
| 2017 | 295 | #789 |
| 2016 | 302 | #785 |
| 2015 | 287 | #804 |
| 2014 | 282 | #809 |
| 2013 | 205 | #974 |
| 2012 | 159 | #1,151 |
| 2011 | 156 | #1,152 |
| 2010 | 141 | #1,245 |
| 2009 | 167 | #1,103 |
| 2008 | 181 | #1,046 |
| 2007 | 146 | #1,206 |
| 2006 | 132 | #1,265 |
| 2005 | 136 | #1,169 |
| 2004 | 137 | #1,143 |
| 2003 | 111 | #1,276 |
| 2002 | 98 | #1,343 |
| 2001 | 101 | #1,294 |
| 2000 | 81 | #1,493 |
| 1999 | 69 | #1,577 |
| 1998 | 62 | #1,663 |
| 1997 | 70 | #1,496 |
| 1996 | 57 | #1,668 |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,796 |
| 1994 | 48 | #1,790 |
| 1993 | 47 | #1,787 |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,815 |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,583 |
| 1990 | 58 | #1,481 |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,610 |
| 1988 | 71 | #1,201 |
| 1987 | 72 | #1,132 |
| 1986 | 64 | #1,187 |
| 1985 | 68 | #1,124 |
| 1984 | 72 | #1,053 |
| 1983 | 63 | #1,130 |
| 1982 | 71 | #1,082 |
| 1981 | 93 | #934 |
| 1980 | 105 | #867 |
| 1979 | 62 | #1,137 |
| 1978 | 90 | #908 |
| 1977 | 123 | #767 |
| 1976 | 92 | #873 |
| 1975 | 63 | #1,042 |
| 1974 | 47 | #1,215 |
| 1973 | 40 | #1,312 |
| 1972 | 46 | #1,210 |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,744 |
| 1970 | 46 | #1,222 |
| 1969 | 45 | #1,168 |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,573 |
| 1967 | 44 | #1,117 |
| 1966 | 35 | #1,281 |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,106 |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,198 |
| 1963 | 24 | #1,627 |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,756 |
| 1961 | 33 | #1,387 |
| 1960 | 19 | #1,857 |
| 1959 | 26 | #1,558 |
| 1958 | 30 | #1,419 |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,387 |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,567 |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,369 |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,524 |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,429 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,054 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,110 |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,753 |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,880 |
| 1947 | 20 | #1,695 |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,812 |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,405 |
| 1944 | 27 | #1,282 |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,268 |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,333 |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,433 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,578 |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,901 |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,913 |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,463 |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,538 |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,860 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,213 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,638 |
| 1931 | 15 | #1,927 |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,292 |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,523 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,048 |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,468 |
| 1926 | 31 | #1,296 |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,583 |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,380 |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,551 |
| 1922 | 30 | #1,333 |
| 1921 | 41 | #1,101 |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,694 |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,321 |
| 1918 | 27 | #1,372 |
| 1917 | 27 | #1,322 |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,176 |
| 1915 | 33 | #1,124 |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,364 |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,174 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,037 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,588 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 13 | #666 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,009 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,161 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,056 |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #977 |
| 1894 | 9 | #729 |
| 1893 | 8 | #768 |
| 1892 | 6 | #955 |
| 1891 | 10 | #597 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #878 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #819 |
| 1886 | 8 | #694 |
| 1885 | 9 | #641 |
| 1884 | 10 | #613 |
| 1883 | 9 | #644 |
| 1882 | 9 | #652 |
| 1881 | 9 | #595 |
| 1880 | 10 | #600 |
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