Anson

#1,728 in 2025Boys' name

Son of Agnes

Anson has been given to 7,937 babies in the U.S. since 1880. In 2025 it ranked #1,728 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2016, with 302 recorded.

Babies named Anson, 2025

1 in 35,300

Anson over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Anson: meaning, origin, and history

Son of Agnes

surname transfer and Hokkien

What Anson means

Anson means “son of Agnes”.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Ann + -son (the former word is a diminutive).

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Anson (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Anson is used in English and Tagalog. Its origins include surname transfer and Hokkien.

Anson is recorded as a surname transferred into given-name use.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Anson is pronounced /ˈæn.sən/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 7,932 boys were recorded with the name Anson between 1880 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 302 in 2016; its best national rank was #598 in 1881.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,058 in 2020 to #1,728 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #804 in 2015 to #1,728 in 2025.

In the United States, 5 girls were recorded with the name Anson between 2011 and 2011. Its highest annual count was 5 in 2011; its best national rank was #17,019 in 2011.

How common is Anson?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 35,300; 94 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 18,200; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #1,728; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 24,447 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Anson sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 5001%

Put another way: gather 24,447 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Anson. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ansons were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Anson was born before 2004 — so the typical Anson is around 21 today.

Median birth year: 2004; About 21 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 28.9% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 55.2%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 6,946; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 28.9% of all recorded uses (2,291).

Is Anson rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −341; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: −670; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: −924; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.33×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 31.1%; Peak was 2016 (302)
Years since peak: 9; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 13.0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #598; 1881

Spellings of Anson

Anson is not the most common spelling — Jason is, with 35.4% against Anson's 0.27%.

Jason35.4%1,052,030
Aaron20.7%614,462
Mason11.5%342,583
Landon6.3%186,603
Carson4.5%132,774
Jaxson2.3%68,535
Dawson1.8%52,802
Tyson1.6%48,395

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Anson is used

Across 2016–2025, Anson was most concentrated in Hawaii — about 1 in 2,703 boys, against 1 in 10,214 across all states with data. It was least common in South Carolina (1 in 50,000).

237 per 100,000

State popularity map

Most concentrated

1Hawaii1 in 2,703
2Indiana1 in 6,250
3North Carolina1 in 6,250
4New York1 in 6,250
5California1 in 6,667
6Idaho1 in 6,667
7Ohio1 in 7,692
8Texas1 in 7,692

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Anson around the world

Where Anson ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
1996–2025
#2,664
in 2025
Canada
1991–2024
#1,390
in 2024
South Australia
1948–1993
#519
in 1993

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Anson by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #1,728
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 670
Best rank ever: #598; 1881
Peak year: 2016; 302 that year
First recorded: 1880
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 7,932
Count in 2025: 94

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #17,019; 2011
Peak year: 2011; 5 that year
First recorded: 2011
Last recorded: 2011
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Anson

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Ansel Kyson Cason Edson Kason Ansh Kaison Watson Colson Cayson Eason Orson Gibson Edison Samson Mayson Maison Judson Anselmo Benson Gerson Kayson Vinson Madison

Names with a curve like Anson

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Anson, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

Ephraim Eliot Simeon Leighton Franco Vladimir Marcello Bronson Rey Anders Eliezer Abram

Sibling names for Anson

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Mika Frida Vivien Jayde Gwyneth Harleigh Linnea Priya

For a brother

Vladimir Benton Taj Emmet Kalvin Kenton Smith Ramsey

Explore around Anson

Top names of 2016, Anson's peak year The 2010s in full Other names that peaked in 1881 Boys' names starting with A