Anson

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Anson: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Anson: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,799, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
26times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1799highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2863
1999	#2425
2000	#2501
2001	#1949
2002	#2636
2003	#2189
2004	#2304
2005	#2754
2006	#2087
2007	#2435
2008	#3158
2009	#3227
2010	#2941
2011	#2613
2012	#2458
2013	#3315
2014	#2690
2016	#4023
2017	#3996
2018	#3959
2019	#2266
2020	#2960
2021	#3017
2022	#3048
2023	#1799
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 26 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1799 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Anson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Anson in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	7	2 of 10	4
2000s	56	10 of 10	6
2010s	54	9 of 10	6
2020sbusiest	34	5 of 10	7

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Anson appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1799 in England and Wales in 2023.

Anson's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1799	13	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3017	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2960	6	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2266	9	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3996	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4023	4	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2690	7	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3315	5	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2458	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2613	7	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2941	6	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3227	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2435	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2087	8	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2754	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2304	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2189	6	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1949	6	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2501	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2425	4	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 26 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,799, first reached in 2023.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in England and Wales in 2023.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
16 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
13births registered in its largest year, 2023Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Alfonso · #1799, 25y
Munir · #1799, 28y
Paramveer · #1799, 25y
Sajjad · #1799, 25y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Abdifatah · #1799, 17y
Alfonso · #1799, 25y
Munir · #1799, 28y
Paramveer · #1799, 25y

Anson and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Anson without appearing here.

Anson moved ahead of

Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3048 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1799 and #4991.
Shannon Compare
In 2005 they stood at #2304 and #2304 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #2087 and #4052.
Morten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2613 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2690 and #4632.
Ole Compare
In 2021 they stood at #3017 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3048 and #4789.

Moved ahead of Anson

Gunnar Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1799 and #1906 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #2443.
Daithi Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1799 and #3112 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3254.
Sander Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3996 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3688.
Aksel Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2458 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3315 and #2403.

Moved the opposite way to Anson

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Anson went from #2863 to #5119 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Anson went from #2863 to #5119 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Anson went from #2863 to #5119 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Anson went from #2863 to #5119 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Anson

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Anson went from #2863 to #5119 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Anson went from #2863 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Anson went from #2863 to #5119 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Anson went from #2863 to #5119 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1799 in England and Wales in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Anson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Anson at a glance

Anson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Anson moved ahead of

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