Andra

#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 68.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1959 · 180 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
5,572
since 1917

Andra over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #757, 1959peak #740, 1966girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#8,36212—
2024#7,59414—
2023#10,3129#12,2395
2022#10,3839—
2021#11,1468—
2020#10,2509#12,0225
2019#7,02516—
2018#7,40915#12,1565
2017#5,04526#12,2465
2016#6,40119#8,1469
2015#10,14810#7,49110
2014#8,48513#8,7818
2013#11,9698#9,6557
2012#7,80415#7,55910
2011#6,56419#6,25613
2010#9,79011—
2009#9,37912—
2008#5,95523#7,18711
2007#5,37726#5,90114
2006#3,99237#7,9989
2005#3,05252#7,09610
2004#3,98935#4,79317
2003#3,53240#4,81516
2002#4,28029#6,08811
2001#3,94032#5,14214
2000#3,02046#4,78515
1999#3,31338#4,76214
1998#3,83130#4,41315
1997#3,36534#4,24615
1996#3,23736#4,39614
1995#3,78028#3,85416
1994#2,54149#3,75117
1993#2,60047#2,50929
1992#2,23959#2,67026
1991#2,79042#2,60626
1990#2,23457#2,30830
1989#1,98164#1,85840
1988#1,93463#1,84936
1987#1,66273#2,21526
1986#1,55278#1,87332
1985#1,56277#1,61439
1984#1,35089#1,28052
1983#1,30393#1,53439
1982#1,35791#1,41545
1981#1,181112#1,24654
1980#1,36392#1,29152
1979#1,28898#1,17759
1978#1,27596#1,29948
1977#1,33186#1,15857
1976#1,21693#1,01966
1975#1,30984#91181
1974#1,143101#95373
1973#1,37472#98767
1972#904138#92175
1971#980129#85990
1970#961132#91077
1969#786170#92068
1968#883136#79487
1967#811151#76392
1966#879130#74099
1965#1,18782#81582
1964#1,10398#82384
1963#1,12694#86376
1962#1,09099#91768
1961#1,036111#1,01359
1960#822161#89771
1959#757180#97562
1958#1,003107#1,13146
1957#1,42755#1,16544
1956#1,20475#1,44329
1955#1,25365#1,45828
1954#1,22067#1,49626
1953#1,21363#1,48026
1952#1,02883#2,25112
1951#1,16065—
1950#1,15364#3,3296
1949#1,00580#3,0197
1948#1,07068#2,6089
1947#1,01276#3,0967
1946#1,02368—
1945#1,03256—
1944#85579—
1943#1,02261—
1942#1,43832—
1941#1,31034—
1940#1,68222—
1939#1,54424—
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First appearance
1917

The first year at least five girls were named Andra! It came in at #4,083, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1918–1921, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Andra is popular in 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedMINew York: #1,289 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 14,910 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,619 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 21,400 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedHITexas: #892 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 8,695 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Andra, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#892 · 1 in 8,695
  2. New York#1,289 · 1 in 14,910
  3. California#1,619 · 1 in 21,400

Best ever in a state: #353 in Arkansas, 1978.

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Texas#892151 in 8,695
New York#1,28971 in 14,910
California#1,61991 in 21,400
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Andra
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 768 spots since 2024 (#7,594 → #8,362)
  • 1,888 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #8,362)
  • 1,786 spots since 2015 (#10,148 → #8,362)
  • Biggest jump: 308 spots in 1966 (#1,187 → #879)
  • Biggest drop: 470 spots in 1973 (#904 → #1,374)
Rise & fade · girls
42 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1917
  • Peaked 1959 at #757 (180 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 10 yrs · run 1966–1972
Share of babies · girls
1 in 9,924
  • Highest: 1 in 9,924 girls born in 1969 were named Andra (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 133,939 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #757 in 1959, was only 1 in 11,241 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 22.1% of all girls named Andra (1,232) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s6#4,083 (1917)#4,083
1920s11#4,445 (1922)#4,772
1930s97#1,544 (1939)#2,952
1940s576#855 (1944)#1,145
1950s824#757 (1959)#1,142
1960s1,232#786 (1969)#972
1970s1,029#904 (1972)#1,178
1980s832#1,181 (1981)#1,525
1990s420#2,234 (1990)#2,993
2000s332#3,020 (2000)#4,652
2010s152#5,045 (2017)#8,064
2020s61#7,594 (2024)#9,675

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Andra in 1984

girls
#1,350
89 births · 1 in 18,919 girls
boys
#1,280
52 births · 1 in 34,709 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #1,350Andra89

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #1,280Andra52
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 18,919 of them was named Andra, which outranked 88.9% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andra
  1. #1,343Melonie90
  2. #1,343Ryann90
  3. #1,343Trinity90
  4. #1,350Andra89
  5. #1,350Benita89
  6. #1,350Janeen89
  7. #1,350Moriah89
  8. #1,355Alisia88
  9. #1,355Dustin88
  10. #1,355Kalyn88

Tied with 4 names at #1,350; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 34,709 of them was named Andra, which outranked 82.6% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andra
  1. #1,265Renato53
  2. #1,265Thurman53
  3. #1,265Tou53
  4. #1,280Andra52
  5. #1,280Benson52
  6. #1,280Carnell52
  7. #1,280Dain52
  8. #1,294Armond51
  9. #1,294Bartholomew51
  10. #1,294Bradlee51

Tied with 13 names at #1,280; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1984 →