Anson
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of Agnes.
How Anson has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #802 |
| 2016 | #785 |
| 2017 | #789 |
| 2018 | #884 |
| 2019 | #978 |
Anson by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Anson. In the US, 293 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 302 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Agnes
Like Anson, each of these traces back to Agnes: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Agnespure; chaste; from Greek hagnos79 in England and Wales (2025)
- Inezpure, chaste; Spanish form of Agnes86 in the US (2017)
- Nessaa form of Vanessa or Agnes; not pure17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Inessapure or holy; possibly from Agnes25 in the US (2017)
- Nestapure; a form of Nesta or Agnes5 in the US (2017)
- Nessiepure or holy; diminutive of Agnes3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Anson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Anson
Names that are said the same way as Anson, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ansen11 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Anson
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