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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 445,419since 1881
Andrea over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #235 | 1,317 | #5,608 | 16 |
| 2024 | #185 | 1,628 | #5,067 | 19 |
| 2023 | #173 | 1,676 | #5,927 | 15 |
| 2022 | #155 | 1,859 | #4,701 | 21 |
| 2021 | #174 | 1,696 | #5,110 | 18 |
| 2020 | #149 | 1,819 | #4,141 | 24 |
| 2019 | #141 | 1,991 | #6,104 | 14 |
| 2018 | #134 | 2,168 | #4,094 | 25 |
| 2017 | #128 | 2,324 | #3,586 | 30 |
| 2016 | #128 | 2,480 | #5,318 | 17 |
| 2015 | #117 | 2,710 | #7,066 | 11 |
| 2014 | #125 | 2,563 | #4,866 | 19 |
| 2013 | #112 | 2,817 | #6,241 | 13 |
| 2012 | #100 | 3,054 | #5,035 | 18 |
| 2011 | #82 | 3,512 | #4,659 | 20 |
| 2010 | #80 | 3,569 | #5,047 | 18 |
| 2009 | #73 | 4,064 | #4,922 | 19 |
| 2008 | #72 | 4,263 | #3,561 | 30 |
| 2007 | #60 | 4,798 | #4,375 | 22 |
| 2006 | #59 | 5,006 | #2,832 | 40 |
| 2005 | #65 | 4,672 | #2,528 | 44 |
| 2004 | #57 | 5,056 | #2,164 | 54 |
| 2003 | #60 | 4,982 | #2,620 | 38 |
| 2002 | #55 | 5,118 | #2,755 | 34 |
| 2001 | #49 | 5,745 | #2,489 | 39 |
| 2000 | #55 | 5,479 | #1,968 | 52 |
| 1999 | #59 | 5,072 | #1,858 | 53 |
| 1998 | #61 | 5,133 | #1,871 | 52 |
| 1997 | #58 | 5,405 | #2,126 | 41 |
| 1996 | #61 | 5,671 | #1,764 | 52 |
| 1995 | #55 | 6,008 | #1,549 | 61 |
| 1994 | #49 | 6,482 | #1,477 | 64 |
| 1993 | #44 | 7,242 | #1,539 | 59 |
| 1992 | #39 | 8,024 | #1,262 | 80 |
| 1991 | #39 | 7,995 | #1,155 | 91 |
| 1990 | #40 | 8,214 | #1,135 | 90 |
| 1989 | #39 | 8,410 | #884 | 130 |
| 1988 | #35 | 8,392 | #1,023 | 92 |
| 1987 | #36 | 8,496 | #861 | 117 |
| 1986 | #36 | 8,639 | #785 | 133 |
| 1985 | #33 | 10,053 | #805 | 121 |
| 1984 | #28 | 10,350 | #796 | 120 |
| 1983 | #30 | 10,413 | #800 | 120 |
| 1982 | #27 | 11,374 | #762 | 133 |
| 1981 | #24 | 11,686 | #694 | 154 |
| 1980 | #28 | 10,450 | #718 | 147 |
| 1979 | #26 | 10,336 | #740 | 136 |
| 1978 | #23 | 10,461 | #677 | 152 |
| 1977 | #24 | 9,782 | #671 | 159 |
| 1976 | #25 | 8,352 | #601 | 183 |
| 1975 | #28 | 8,042 | #612 | 177 |
| 1974 | #35 | 7,472 | #641 | 158 |
| 1973 | #30 | 7,766 | #658 | 147 |
| 1972 | #30 | 8,022 | #678 | 140 |
| 1971 | #35 | 8,483 | #668 | 153 |
| 1970 | #43 | 7,708 | #695 | 142 |
| 1969 | #48 | 7,201 | #709 | 121 |
| 1968 | #48 | 7,089 | #638 | 141 |
| 1967 | #48 | 7,418 | #644 | 134 |
| 1966 | #52 | 7,144 | #630 | 138 |
| 1965 | #63 | 6,080 | #684 | 118 |
| 1964 | #77 | 5,388 | #774 | 95 |
| 1963 | #89 | 5,013 | #766 | 99 |
| 1962 | #99 | 4,540 | #779 | 95 |
| 1961 | #110 | 4,320 | #950 | 65 |
| 1960 | #115 | 4,213 | #837 | 81 |
| 1959 | #123 | 3,752 | #837 | 82 |
| 1958 | #135 | 3,243 | #944 | 65 |
| 1957 | #130 | 3,372 | #925 | 67 |
| 1956 | #127 | 3,398 | #946 | 62 |
| 1955 | #139 | 2,762 | #1,370 | 31 |
| 1954 | #136 | 2,723 | #1,496 | 26 |
| 1953 | #131 | 2,720 | #1,551 | 24 |
| 1952 | #132 | 2,770 | #1,804 | 18 |
| 1951 | #136 | 2,444 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1950 | #141 | 2,196 | #1,879 | 16 |
| 1949 | #144 | 2,142 | #2,123 | 13 |
| 1948 | #128 | 2,366 | #1,817 | 17 |
| 1947 | #126 | 2,509 | #1,988 | 15 |
| 1946 | #125 | 2,301 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #126 | 1,934 | #1,697 | 16 |
| 1944 | #128 | 2,026 | #1,890 | 14 |
| 1943 | #169 | 1,419 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #214 | 935 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #240 | 721 | #2,491 | 9 |
| 1940 | #239 | 708 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #246 | 648 | #1,489 | 20 |
| 1938 | #303 | 428 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #487 | 181 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #527 | 151 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #554 | 133 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #561 | 131 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #507 | 158 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #593 | 123 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | #717 | 88 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #568 | 143 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | #678 | 107 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #679 | 106 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #687 | 111 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #631 | 129 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #593 | 148 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #649 | 133 | #2,229 | 14 |
| 1923 | #752 | 93 | #2,772 | 10 |
| 1922 | #694 | 111 | #3,014 | 9 |
| 1921 | #717 | 104 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #702 | 107 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #728 | 92 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1918 | #777 | 85 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #841 | 66 | #2,188 | 13 |
| 1916 | #877 | 60 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #791 | 69 | #2,458 | 10 |
| 1914 | #747 | 59 | #1,772 | 13 |
| 1913 | #678 | 58 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #868 | 33 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #875 | 24 | — | |
| 1910 | #831 | 27 | — | |
| 1909 | #773 | 27 | — | |
| 1908 | #709 | 30 | — | |
| 1907 | #790 | 22 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,002 | 14 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,162 | 11 | — | |
| 1904 | #773 | 21 | — | |
| 1903 | #931 | 14 | — | |
| 1902 | #756 | 21 | — | |
| 1901 | #961 | 12 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,053 | 13 | — | |
| 1899 | #814 | 16 | — | |
| 1898 | #840 | 16 | — | |
| 1897 | #982 | 11 | — | |
| 1896 | #754 | 18 | — | |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | — | |
| 1894 | #782 | 15 | — | |
| 1893 | #826 | 13 | — | |
| 1892 | #726 | 16 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | — | |
| 1889 | #839 | 10 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | — | |
| 1886 | #778 | 9 | — | |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- District of Columbia#15 · 1 in 109
- Utah#15 · 1 in 111
- Colorado#18 · 1 in 125
- Washington#20 · 1 in 126
- Arizona#23 · 1 in 121
Best ever in a state: #8 in New Mexico, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #15 | 68 | 1 in 109 |
| Utah | #15 | 95 | 1 in 111 |
| Colorado | #18 | 126 | 1 in 125 |
| Washington | #20 | 152 | 1 in 126 |
| Arizona | #23 | 120 | 1 in 121 |
| Idaho | #23 | 37 | 1 in 128 |
| Oregon | #23 | 97 | 1 in 130 |
| California | #25 | 844 | 1 in 162 |
| Nebraska | #27 | 74 | 1 in 126 |
| Oklahoma | #27 | 107 | 1 in 152 |
| Michigan | #28 | 398 | 1 in 156 |
| Nevada | #28 | 23 | 1 in 119 |
| Ohio | #28 | 465 | 1 in 160 |
| Wyoming | #28 | 17 | 1 in 102 |
| Maryland | #30 | 133 | 1 in 155 |
| Massachusetts | #30 | 247 | 1 in 139 |
| New Mexico | #30 | 53 | 1 in 144 |
| Illinois | #31 | 437 | 1 in 171 |
| Missouri | #31 | 184 | 1 in 170 |
| North Dakota | #32 | 31 | 1 in 128 |
| Delaware | #33 | 24 | 1 in 128 |
| Minnesota | #33 | 169 | 1 in 142 |
| Florida | #34 | 252 | 1 in 177 |
| Indiana | #34 | 215 | 1 in 172 |
| Maine | #34 | 48 | 1 in 136 |
| Texas | #34 | 456 | 1 in 211 |
| Georgia | #35 | 217 | 1 in 166 |
| New Jersey | #35 | 234 | 1 in 174 |
| West Virginia | #35 | 74 | 1 in 165 |
| Iowa | #36 | 110 | 1 in 158 |
| New York | #37 | 591 | 1 in 188 |
| Tennessee | #37 | 175 | 1 in 162 |
| Alabama | #38 | 148 | 1 in 163 |
| Wisconsin | #38 | 162 | 1 in 170 |
| Kansas | #39 | 65 | 1 in 190 |
| Vermont | #40 | 15 | 1 in 166 |
| Pennsylvania | #42 | 356 | 1 in 203 |
| Montana | #44 | 23 | 1 in 169 |
| Rhode Island | #44 | 32 | 1 in 162 |
| Alaska | #45 | 13 | 1 in 161 |
| South Carolina | #45 | 101 | 1 in 190 |
| Connecticut | #46 | 80 | 1 in 198 |
| North Carolina | #46 | 174 | 1 in 211 |
| Virginia | #46 | 156 | 1 in 190 |
| Mississippi | #47 | 86 | 1 in 202 |
| Arkansas | #48 | 66 | 1 in 198 |
| Louisiana | #50 | 120 | 1 in 221 |
| Kentucky | #51 | 100 | 1 in 238 |
| New Hampshire | #51 | 23 | 1 in 193 |
| South Dakota | #69 | 15 | 1 in 255 |
| Hawaii | #91 | 14 | 1 in 318 |
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 51 | #778 (1886) | #885 |
| 1890s | 131 | #726 (1892) | #887 |
| 1900s | 185 | #709 (1908) | #891 |
| 1910s | 573 | #678 (1913) | #801 |
| 1920s | 1,149 | #593 (1925) | #678 |
| 1930s | 2,184 | #246 (1939) | #506 |
| 1940s | 17,061 | #125 (1946) | #164 |
| 1950s | 29,380 | #123 (1959) | #133 |
| 1960s | 58,406 | #48 (1967) | #75 |
| 1970s | 86,424 | #23 (1978) | #30 |
| 1980s | 98,263 | #24 (1981) | #32 |
| 1990s | 65,246 | #39 (1992) | #51 |
| 2000s | 49,183 | #49 (2001) | #61 |
| 2010s | 27,188 | #80 (2010) | #115 |
| 2020s | 9,995 | #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 1972
girls
#30
8,022 births · 1 in 190 girls
boys
#678
140 births · 1 in 11,583 boys
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 190 of them was named Andrea, which outranked 99.7% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Andrea
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 11,583 of them was named Andrea, which outranked 88.2% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).