Anders is a distinctive choice, ranked #2264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Anders in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2264
US Rank #830
About the Name Anders
Anders is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 2344 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1519 in 2002 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Anders is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #830, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Anders
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Anders per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Anders in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Anders is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 2344 places over the last five years to #2264 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Anders is more popular in the US (#830) than in the UK (#2264). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Anders include: Anders Dreyer — Anders Laustrup Dreyer is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC and the Denmark national team.; Anders Nyström — Anders Nyström, also known as Blakkheim (or formerly Blackheim), is a Swedish musician, best known as a founding member of Katatonia and Bloodbath alongside...; Anders Behring Breivik — Anders Behring Breivik is a Norwegian neo-Nazi, mass murderer, and domestic terrorist who perpetrated the 2011 Norway Attacks..
Anders ranks #830 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
10
UK babies named Anders (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 2344 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Anders
Likely around 1 other Anders in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Anders Laustrup Dreyer is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC and the Denmark national team. Dreyer previously played for Esbjerg fB, Brighton & Hove Albion, St Mirren, SC Heerenveen, Midtjylland, Rubin Kazan, and Anderlecht.
Anders Nyström, also known as Blakkheim (or formerly Blackheim), is a Swedish musician, best known as a founding member of Katatonia and Bloodbath alongside Jonas Renkse.
Anders Behring Breivik is a Norwegian neo-Nazi, mass murderer, and domestic terrorist who perpetrated the 2011 Norway Attacks. A believer in the Great Replacement, he sought to fight "Cultural Marxism" by detonating a car bomb in Oslo and committing a mass shooting on the island of Utøya.
Anders Sandberg is a Swedish researcher, futurist and transhumanist. He holds a PhD in computational neuroscience from Stockholm University, and is a former senior research fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford.
Anders Håkan Larsson is a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Anders Christian Hatlo is a Norwegian actor and voice actor. Hatlo became famous for his role as Sigurdsson in the TV-series Nitimemordet, also known as Helmer og Sigurdson, that aired on NRK in the 70s.
William Alison Anders was a United States Air Force (USAF) major general, electrical engineer, nuclear engineer, NASA astronaut, and businessman. In December 1968, he was a member of the crew of Apollo 8, the first three people to leave low-Earth orbit and travel to the Moon.
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Frank LaFayette Anders was a United States Army soldier who received the congressional Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine–American War (a.k.a. Filipino Insurrection), 1899-1902.