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Anders

Anders is a boy's name meaning "Scandinavian form of Andrew". It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2010s. As things stand now, it is a rare find in the registry. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.

EtymologyScandinavian form of Andrew
EtymologyMeaning "manly, brave"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
57
1920s
52
1930s
40
1940s
69
1950s
113
1960s
188
1970s
301
1980s
584
1990s
957
2000s
1,428
2010s
2,061
Peaked in the 2010s · 5,850 total U.S. births since 1900