Given name
Ansen
“the son of Ann or Agnes”
Ansen is a variant of Anson. One English interpretation is “the son of Ann or Agnes.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ansen is a variant of Anson. One English interpretation is “the son of Ann or Agnes.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ansen is a variant of Anson. An origin associated with Anson is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ansen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 283
- 283 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,711 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +19%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,711 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 262 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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