Anders is the Scandinavian form of Andrew, which comes from the Greek Andreas and means "manly" or "brave". It has been one of the most common names in Sweden, Norway and Denmark for centuries and belongs to the astronomer Anders Celsius, who gave his name to the temperature scale. In the United States Anders entered the top 1000 in 2010, peaked at number 750 in 2014 and has stayed between number 790 and 920 since; it ranks number 984 in 2025.