Andersen
Girl name · #5185 in 2025 · Uniqueness 70/100
Andersen ranks #5185 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 25 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #7266, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 72,000 girls born in 2025 was named Andersen.
The 31-year story
Andersen first appears in the Social Security records in 1994, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 25 babies and a rank of #5099. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Andersen per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Andersen in class?
Andersen scores 70 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Andersen will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Andersen is most common
State-level data for Andersen is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Andersen
Statistically, parents drawn to Andersen tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Maysen, Areen, Amarachi, Mehreen, and Adalaide.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Andersen | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5099 |
| 2024 | 21 | #5799 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5960 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9056 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6967 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6083 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8138 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8617 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7840 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5985 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7266 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8485 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11969 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11257 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10374 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12276 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9379 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10084 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13924 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14179 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13844 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12056 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Andersen a popular girl name?
Andersen ranked #5185 among girls in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7266.
When was the name Andersen most popular?
Andersen peaked in 2025, when 25 American girls received the name (ranked #5099 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Andersen?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American girls was named Andersen. It scores 70/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.