Andrea

#235 for girls in 2025, 1,317 births · #5,608 for boys in 2025, 16 births
Given to girls 98.7% of the time

Showing
Show data for
Peak · girls
1978 · 10,461 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
51 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
445,419
since 1881

Andrea over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #23, 1978girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2351,317#5,60816
2024#1851,628#5,06719
2023#1731,676#5,92715
2022#1551,859#4,70121
2021#1741,696#5,11018
2020#1491,819#4,14124
2019#1411,991#6,10414
2018#1342,168#4,09425
2017#1282,324#3,58630
2016#1282,480#5,31817
2015#1172,710#7,06611
2014#1252,563#4,86619
2013#1122,817#6,24113
2012#1003,054#5,03518
2011#823,512#4,65920
2010#803,569#5,04718
2009#734,064#4,92219
2008#724,263#3,56130
2007#604,798#4,37522
2006#595,006#2,83240
2005#654,672#2,52844
2004#575,056#2,16454
2003#604,982#2,62038
2002#555,118#2,75534
2001#495,745#2,48939
2000#555,479#1,96852
1999#595,072#1,85853
1998#615,133#1,87152
1997#585,405#2,12641
1996#615,671#1,76452
1995#556,008#1,54961
1994#496,482#1,47764
1993#447,242#1,53959
1992#398,024#1,26280
1991#397,995#1,15591
1990#408,214#1,13590
1989#398,410#884130
1988#358,392#1,02392
1987#368,496#861117
1986#368,639#785133
1985#3310,053#805121
1984#2810,350#796120
1983#3010,413#800120
1982#2711,374#762133
1981#2411,686#694154
1980#2810,450#718147
1979#2610,336#740136
1978#2310,461#677152
1977#249,782#671159
1976#258,352#601183
1975#288,042#612177
1974#357,472#641158
1973#307,766#658147
1972#308,022#678140
1971#358,483#668153
1970#437,708#695142
1969#487,201#709121
1968#487,089#638141
1967#487,418#644134
1966#527,144#630138
1965#636,080#684118
1964#775,388#77495
1963#895,013#76699
1962#994,540#77995
1961#1104,320#95065
1960#1154,213#83781
1959#1233,752#83782
1958#1353,243#94465
1957#1303,372#92567
1956#1273,398#94662
1955#1392,762#1,37031
1954#1362,723#1,49626
1953#1312,720#1,55124
1952#1322,770#1,80418
1951#1362,444#1,51924
1950#1412,196#1,87916
1949#1442,142#2,12313
1948#1282,366#1,81717
1947#1262,509#1,98815
1946#1252,301#2,27111
1945#1261,934#1,69716
1944#1282,026#1,89014
1943#1691,419#2,18212
1942#214935#2,14512
1941#240721#2,4919
1940#239708#2,8717
1939#246648#1,48920
1938#303428#2,8687
1937#487181#2,9057
1936#527151#2,4529
1935#554133#2,9517
1934#561131#3,2776
1933#507158#2,7388
1932#593123#2,19112
1931#71788#3,0957
1930#568143#2,60910
1929#678107#2,9808
1928#679106#2,65910
1927#687111#2,19314
1926#631129#4,2015
1925#593148#2,75510
1924#649133#2,22914
1923#75293#2,77210
1922#694111#3,0149
1921#717104#2,63211
1920#702107#2,9679
1919#72892#2,66510
1918#77785#2,54311
1917#84166#2,18813
1916#87760#2,7309
1915#79169#2,45810
1914#74759#1,77213
1913#67858#2,0928
1912#86833#2,0457
1911#87524—
1910#83127—
1909#77327—
1908#70930—
1907#79022—
1906#1,00214—
1905#1,16211—
1904#77321—
1903#93114—
1902#75621—
1901#96112—
1900#1,05313—
1899#81416—
1898#84016—
1897#98211—
1896#75418—
1895#93212—
1894#78215—
1893#82613—
1892#72616—
1891#1,0068—
1890#1,2106—
1889#83910—
1888#1,0367—
1887#9377—
1886#7789—
1885#9216—
1884#8517—
1883——
1882——
1881#8305—
1880——
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five girls were named Andrea! It came in at #830, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1883, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Andrea is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Andrea, so not publishedAKMaine: #102 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 405 girlsMEVermont: #88 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 347 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #94 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 402 girlsNHWashington: #130 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 618 girlsWAIdaho: #124 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 506 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Andrea, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #205 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsNDMinnesota: #134 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 737 girlsMNIllinois: #130 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 701 girlsILWisconsin: #146 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 996 girlsWIMichigan: #146 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 832 girlsMINew York: #91 for girls · 369 births · 1 in 387 girlsNYMassachusetts: #79 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 391 girlsMARhode Island: #109 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 521 girlsRIOregon: #173 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,007 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Andrea, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Andrea, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Andrea, so not publishedSDIowa: #153 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,026 girlsIAIndiana: #155 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 974 girlsINOhio: #140 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 811 girlsOHPennsylvania: #96 for girls · 236 births · 1 in 433 girlsPANew Jersey: #98 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 463 girlsNJConnecticut: #74 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 349 girlsCTCalifornia: #135 for girls · 180 births · 1 in 631 girlsCAUtah: #229 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsUTColorado: #179 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 908 girlsCONebraska: #224 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,893 girlsNEMissouri: #169 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,158 girlsMOKentucky: #251 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,097 girlsKYWest Virginia: #277 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,291 girlsWVVirginia: #147 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 813 girlsVAMaryland: #137 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 691 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Andrea, so not publishedDEArizona: #152 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 601 girlsAZNew Mexico: #241 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,293 girlsNMKansas: #252 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,993 girlsKSArkansas: #261 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,778 girlsARTennessee: #201 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,359 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #240 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #281 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,973 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #114 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 492 girlsDCOklahoma: #259 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,968 girlsOKLouisiana: #231 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,259 girlsLAMississippi: #431 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,048 girlsMSAlabama: #264 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsALGeorgia: #232 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsGAHawaii: #158 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 592 girlsHITexas: #177 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 948 girlsTXFlorida: #204 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#74 · 1 in 349
  2. Massachusetts#79 · 1 in 391
  3. Vermont#88 · 1 in 347
  4. New York#91 · 1 in 387
  5. New Hampshire#94 · 1 in 402

Best ever in a state: #8 in New Mexico, 1980.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#74501 in 349
Massachusetts#791131 in 391
Vermont#88101 in 347
New York#913691 in 387
New Hampshire#94121 in 402
Pennsylvania#962361 in 433
New Jersey#98931 in 463
Maine#102221 in 405
Rhode Island#109141 in 521
District of Columbia#114241 in 492
Idaho#124121 in 506
Illinois#1301241 in 701
Washington#130401 in 618
Minnesota#134451 in 737
California#1351801 in 631
Maryland#137331 in 691
Ohio#1401051 in 811
Michigan#146881 in 832
Wisconsin#146371 in 996
Virginia#147431 in 813
Arizona#152151 in 601
Iowa#153271 in 1,026
Indiana#155431 in 974
Hawaii#15891 in 592
Missouri#169341 in 1,158
Oregon#173151 in 1,007
Texas#1771011 in 948
Colorado#179161 in 908
Tennessee#201271 in 1,359
Florida#204251 in 1,131
North Dakota#20551 in 1,361
Nebraska#22471 in 1,893
Utah#22971 in 1,217
Louisiana#231271 in 1,259
Georgia#232291 in 1,443
North Carolina#240301 in 1,609
New Mexico#24171 in 1,293
Kentucky#251161 in 2,097
Kansas#25291 in 1,993
Oklahoma#259111 in 1,968
Arkansas#261121 in 1,778
Alabama#264201 in 1,841
West Virginia#277101 in 2,291
South Carolina#281141 in 1,973
Mississippi#43171 in 4,048
Alaska———
Delaware———
Montana———
Nevada———
South Dakota———
Wyoming———

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 Andrea
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 50 spots since 2024 (#185 → #235)
  • 86 spots since 2020 (#149 → #235)
  • 118 spots since 2015 (#117 → #235)
  • Biggest jump: 280 spots in 1892 (#1,006 → #726)
  • Biggest drop: 389 spots in 1905 (#773 → #1,162)
Rise & fade · girls
97 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1978 at #23 (10,461 births)
  • Births halved by 1998, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 51 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 51 yrs · run 1962–2012
  • Top 1,000: 137 yrs · run 1907–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 143
  • Highest: 1 in 143 girls born in 1981 were named Andrea (0.70%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,220 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
  • Its best rank, #23 in 1978, was only 1 in 146 (0.68%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 22.1% of all girls named Andrea (98,263) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s51#778 (1886)#885
1890s131#726 (1892)#887
1900s185#709 (1908)#891
1910s573#678 (1913)#801
1920s1,149#593 (1925)#678
1930s2,184#246 (1939)#506
1940s17,061#125 (1946)#164
1950s29,380#123 (1959)#133
1960s58,406#48 (1967)#75
1970s86,424#23 (1978)#30
1980s98,263#24 (1981)#32
1990s65,246#39 (1992)#51
2000s49,183#49 (2001)#61
2010s27,188#80 (2010)#115
2020s9,995#149 (2020)#179

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.

Andrea in 1950

girls
#141
2,196 births · 1 in 780 girls
boys
#1,879
16 births · 1 in 111,891 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #141Andrea2,196

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #1,879Andrea16
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 780 of them was named Andrea, which outranked 97.7% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrea
  1. #138Vivian2,269
  2. #139Dolores2,226
  3. #140Carole2,218
  4. #141Andrea2,196
  5. #141Jill2,196
  6. #143Regina2,166
  7. #144Annette2,127
  8. #145Sheryl2,110

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 111,891 of them was named Andrea, which outranked 55.2% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrea
  1. #1,815Verle17
  2. #1,815Wanda17
  3. #1,815Wright17
  4. #1,879Andrea16
  5. #1,879Alferd16
  6. #1,879Alfonse16
  7. #1,879Ansel16
  8. #1,941Archer15
  9. #1,941Arlington15
  10. #1,941Basilio15

Tied with 61 names at #1,879; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →