The name Anders is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "manly, masculine".

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Anderson has been on the rise for girls (though more notably for boys) in the US in recent years, but 2024 saw the Scandinavian first name enter the US stats for girls for the first time when it was chosen for five babies. 
 
Derived from Andreas and Andrew meaning "manly, masculine", the name charts in the Top 1000 for boys and was chosen for nearly 300 in a the latest count, however, it does hold a sort of quirky, jaunty feel for a girl, in tune with Collins and Rivers, but also Andrea and Amanda.

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The name Anders peaked for girls at #15420 in 2024. Anders is also used for boys, ranking #984 in 2025.

The name Anders is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "strong and manly, masculine".

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Friendly and rugged at the same time, Anders is a Scandinavian form of the Andrew and Andreas family, used across Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and in the US. Consistently in the American Top 1000 since 2010, a recent year saw it given to around 300 boys.
 
Meaning "strong, manly, masculine", Anders ultimately comes from the Greek andreios and has been used in Sweden since at least the 14th century. Once common among priests and farmers in the medieval period, it went on to become the forth most popular Swedish boy name of all time. 
 
Less popular than the patronymic Anderson in the US, it is likely said as AN-ders or AHN-ders in English. In Swedish, however, it's AN-dush, in Norwegian its AHN-nush, and in Danish, its AHN-us. 
 
Trivia tidbits: The patronymic Andersson is the second most popular surname in Sweden, while in Denmark, Donald Duck is called Anders And.

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The name Anders is currently ranked #984 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #749 in 2014. The name is most popular in North Dakota, North Dakota, and Alaska. Anders is occasionally used for girls in 2024.

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