Recorded 1988–2025 · United States
Andersen was most popular in 2016, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,458 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,471, with 52 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,284 people named Andersen.
Across the whole record Andersen is a unisex name — 26.2% of the 1,284 Americans given it were girls and 73.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 2024 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 35% girls and 65% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org