Over the past 110 years, 22 834 boys and 268 girls have been named Anderson. The name Anderson ranks 673th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Anderson in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Anderson came in the 2000s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.