diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index e1f56514b..4eba7488b 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -1023,6 +1023,9 @@ print('INFO: Found Boost version {0}'.format(env['BOOST_LIB_VERSION']))
 if not env['BOOST_LIB_VERSION']:
     config_error("Boost could not be found. Install Boost headers or set"
                  " 'boost_inc_dir' to point to the boost headers.")
+# demangle is availble in Boost 1.55 or newer
+env['has_demangle'] = conf.CheckDeclaration("boost::core::demangle",
+                                '#include <boost/core/demangle.hpp>', 'C++')
 
 import SCons.Conftest, SCons.SConf
 context = SCons.SConf.CheckContext(conf)
@@ -1480,6 +1483,7 @@ cdefine('CT_USE_LAPACK', 'use_lapack')
 cdefine('CT_USE_SYSTEM_EIGEN', 'system_eigen')
 cdefine('CT_USE_SYSTEM_FMT', 'system_fmt')
 cdefine('CT_USE_SYSTEM_YAMLCPP', 'system_yamlcpp')
+cdefine('CT_USE_DEMANGLE', 'has_demangle')
 
 config_h_build = env.Command('build/src/config.h.build',
                              'include/cantera/base/config.h.in',
diff --git a/include/cantera/base/config.h.in b/include/cantera/base/config.h.in
index 75cf23227..799044073 100644
--- a/include/cantera/base/config.h.in
+++ b/include/cantera/base/config.h.in
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ typedef int ftnlen;       // Fortran hidden string length type
 %(CT_USE_SYSTEM_EIGEN)s
 %(CT_USE_SYSTEM_FMT)s
 %(CT_USE_SYSTEM_YAMLCPP)s
+%(CT_USE_DEMANGLE)s
 
 //--------- operating system --------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/base/AnyMap.cpp b/src/base/AnyMap.cpp
index 0c1325979..5bf4f4018 100644
--- a/src/base/AnyMap.cpp
+++ b/src/base/AnyMap.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include "cantera/base/AnyMap.h"
 #include "cantera/base/yaml.h"
 #include "cantera/base/stringUtils.h"
+#ifdef CT_USE_DEMANGLE
+  #include <boost/core/demangle.hpp>
+#endif
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 
@@ -363,7 +366,11 @@ std::string AnyValue::demangle(const std::type_info& type) const
     if (s_typenames.find(type.name()) != s_typenames.end()) {
         return s_typenames[type.name()];
     } else {
-        return type.name();
+        #ifdef CT_USE_DEMANGLE
+            return boost::core::demangle(type.name());
+        #else
+            return type.name();
+        #endif
     }
 }