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

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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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #23, 1978girls
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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
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——
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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 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Andrea, so not publishedAKMaine: #99 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 373 girlsMEVermont: #75 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 270 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #87 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 296 girlsNHWashington: #96 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 381 girlsWAIdaho: #138 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 487 girlsIDMontana: #137 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 463 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #172 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 724 girlsNDMinnesota: #153 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 702 girlsMNIllinois: #102 for girls · 243 births · 1 in 439 girlsILWisconsin: #137 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 640 girlsWIMichigan: #100 for girls · 213 births · 1 in 408 girlsMINew York: #73 for girls · 571 births · 1 in 294 girlsNYMassachusetts: #64 for girls · 227 births · 1 in 238 girlsMARhode Island: #96 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 457 girlsRIOregon: #115 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 458 girlsORNevada: #144 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 516 girlsNVWyoming: #146 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 488 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Andrea, so not publishedSDIowa: #176 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 858 girlsIAIndiana: #124 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 537 girlsINOhio: #105 for girls · 229 births · 1 in 455 girlsOHPennsylvania: #90 for girls · 318 births · 1 in 349 girlsPANew Jersey: #82 for girls · 181 births · 1 in 324 girlsNJConnecticut: #83 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 332 girlsCTCalifornia: #87 for girls · 442 births · 1 in 396 girlsCAUtah: #146 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 558 girlsUTColorado: #106 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 390 girlsCONebraska: #173 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 822 girlsNEMissouri: #143 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 642 girlsMOKentucky: #179 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 966 girlsKYWest Virginia: #131 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 580 girlsWVVirginia: #128 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 566 girlsVAMaryland: #102 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 399 girlsMDDelaware: #93 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 306 girlsDEArizona: #133 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 465 girlsAZNew Mexico: #134 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 460 girlsNMKansas: #128 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 496 girlsKSArkansas: #221 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,166 girlsARTennessee: #139 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 724 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #128 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 602 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #126 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 552 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #81 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 307 girlsDCOklahoma: #131 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 535 girlsOKLouisiana: #132 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 536 girlsLAMississippi: #201 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 955 girlsMSAlabama: #139 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 636 girlsALGeorgia: #85 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 359 girlsGAHawaii: #121 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 436 girlsHITexas: #142 for girls · 181 births · 1 in 617 girlsTXFlorida: #106 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 455 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#64 · 1 in 238
  2. New York#73 · 1 in 294
  3. Vermont#75 · 1 in 270
  4. District of Columbia#81 · 1 in 307
  5. New Jersey#82 · 1 in 324

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#642271 in 238
New York#735711 in 294
Vermont#75131 in 270
District of Columbia#81431 in 307
New Jersey#821811 in 324
Connecticut#83741 in 332
Georgia#851241 in 359
California#874421 in 396
New Hampshire#87191 in 296
Pennsylvania#903181 in 349
Delaware#93151 in 306
Rhode Island#96181 in 457
Washington#96731 in 381
Maine#99271 in 373
Michigan#1002131 in 408
Illinois#1022431 in 439
Maryland#102761 in 399
Ohio#1052291 in 455
Colorado#106511 in 390
Florida#1061101 in 455
Oregon#115341 in 458
Hawaii#121141 in 436
Indiana#124931 in 537
South Carolina#126471 in 552
Kansas#128411 in 496
North Carolina#128811 in 602
Virginia#128711 in 566
Oklahoma#131391 in 535
West Virginia#131291 in 580
Louisiana#132711 in 536
Arizona#133331 in 465
New Mexico#134261 in 460
Montana#137141 in 463
Wisconsin#137691 in 640
Idaho#138131 in 487
Alabama#139541 in 636
Tennessee#139501 in 724
Texas#1421811 in 617
Missouri#143691 in 642
Nevada#14451 in 516
Utah#146191 in 558
Wyoming#14661 in 488
Minnesota#153551 in 702
North Dakota#17291 in 724
Nebraska#173181 in 822
Iowa#176331 in 858
Kentucky#179331 in 966
Mississippi#201261 in 955
Arkansas#221151 in 1,166
Alaska———
South Dakota———

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 1961

girls
#110
4,320 births · 1 in 467 girls
boys
#950
65 births · 1 in 32,680 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #110Andrea4,320

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #950Andrea65
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 467 of them was named Andrea, which outranked 98.5% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrea
  1. #107Vickie4,408
  2. #108Terry4,362
  3. #109Marie4,342
  4. #110Andrea4,320
  5. #110Rose4,320
  6. #112Jackie4,256
  7. #113Sarah4,204
  8. #114Victoria4,149

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

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

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

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 32,680 of them was named Andrea, which outranked 79.6% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrea
  1. #940Wilburn66
  2. #940Williams66
  3. #940Windell66
  4. #950Andrea65
  5. #950Alva65
  6. #950Bentley65
  7. #950Dell65
  8. #958Darry64
  9. #958Dennie64
  10. #958Garret64

Tied with 7 names at #950; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

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

See the top 100 for 1961 →