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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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—
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1902#75621—
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1900#1,05313—
1899#81416—
1898#84016—
1897#98211—
1896#75418—
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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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #22 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 86 girlsAKMaine: #31 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 133 girlsMEVermont: #42 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 145 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #28 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 105 girlsNHWashington: #26 for girls · 224 births · 1 in 120 girlsWAIdaho: #19 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 88 girlsIDMontana: #32 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 120 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #24 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 99 girlsNDMinnesota: #26 for girls · 266 births · 1 in 108 girlsMNIllinois: #30 for girls · 508 births · 1 in 143 girlsILWisconsin: #27 for girls · 265 births · 1 in 116 girlsWIMichigan: #24 for girls · 550 births · 1 in 102 girlsMINew York: #35 for girls · 575 births · 1 in 182 girlsNYMassachusetts: #31 for girls · 258 births · 1 in 130 girlsMARhode Island: #35 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 123 girlsRIOregon: #30 for girls · 131 births · 1 in 120 girlsORNevada: #22 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 104 girlsNVWyoming: #12 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 63 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #16 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 73 girlsSDIowa: #28 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 124 girlsIAIndiana: #27 for girls · 277 births · 1 in 120 girlsINOhio: #30 for girls · 528 births · 1 in 131 girlsOHPennsylvania: #36 for girls · 423 births · 1 in 161 girlsPANew Jersey: #48 for girls · 180 births · 1 in 217 girlsNJConnecticut: #42 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 170 girlsCTCalifornia: #26 for girls · 1,239 births · 1 in 155 girlsCAUtah: #24 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 115 girlsUTColorado: #23 for girls · 215 births · 1 in 101 girlsCONebraska: #21 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 95 girlsNEMissouri: #31 for girls · 252 births · 1 in 124 girlsMOKentucky: #31 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 138 girlsKYWest Virginia: #23 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 112 girlsWVVirginia: #52 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 243 girlsVAMaryland: #39 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 166 girlsMDDelaware: #50 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 179 girlsDEArizona: #17 for girls · 232 births · 1 in 91 girlsAZNew Mexico: #16 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 91 girlsNMKansas: #19 for girls · 168 births · 1 in 91 girlsKSArkansas: #22 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 115 girlsARTennessee: #34 for girls · 181 births · 1 in 152 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #45 for girls · 177 births · 1 in 193 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #40 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 180 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #27 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 126 girlsDCOklahoma: #34 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 167 girlsOKLouisiana: #46 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 229 girlsLAMississippi: #29 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 147 girlsMSAlabama: #29 for girls · 147 births · 1 in 147 girlsALGeorgia: #41 for girls · 180 births · 1 in 198 girlsGAHawaii: #26 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 135 girlsHITexas: #29 for girls · 773 births · 1 in 169 girlsTXFlorida: #39 for girls · 321 births · 1 in 192 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#12 · 1 in 63
  2. South Dakota#16 · 1 in 73
  3. New Mexico#16 · 1 in 91
  4. Arizona#17 · 1 in 91
  5. Idaho#19 · 1 in 88

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#12461 in 63
New Mexico#161081 in 91
South Dakota#16601 in 73
Arizona#172321 in 91
Idaho#19691 in 88
Kansas#191681 in 91
Nebraska#211101 in 95
Alaska#22461 in 86
Arkansas#221111 in 115
Nevada#22451 in 104
Colorado#232151 in 101
West Virginia#23891 in 112
Michigan#245501 in 102
North Dakota#24481 in 99
Utah#241301 in 115
California#261,2391 in 155
Hawaii#26391 in 135
Minnesota#262661 in 108
Washington#262241 in 120
District of Columbia#27451 in 126
Indiana#272771 in 120
Wisconsin#272651 in 116
Iowa#281431 in 124
New Hampshire#28511 in 105
Alabama#291471 in 147
Mississippi#291021 in 147
Texas#297731 in 169
Illinois#305081 in 143
Ohio#305281 in 131
Oregon#301311 in 120
Kentucky#311591 in 138
Maine#31471 in 133
Massachusetts#312581 in 130
Missouri#312521 in 124
Montana#32391 in 120
Oklahoma#341241 in 167
Tennessee#341811 in 152
New York#355751 in 182
Rhode Island#35381 in 123
Pennsylvania#364231 in 161
Florida#393211 in 192
Maryland#391381 in 166
South Carolina#40981 in 180
Georgia#411801 in 198
Connecticut#42961 in 170
Vermont#42191 in 145
North Carolina#451771 in 193
Louisiana#461341 in 229
New Jersey#481801 in 217
Delaware#50171 in 179
Virginia#521291 in 243

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 1984

girls
#28
10,350 births · 1 in 163 girls
boys
#796
120 births · 1 in 15,040 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. #28Andrea10,350

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. #796Andrea120
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 163 of them was named Andrea, which outranked 99.8% 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 Andrea
  1. #25Erin12,622
  2. #26Angela11,291
  3. #27Kelly11,216
  4. #28Andrea10,350
  5. #29Lisa10,238
  6. #30Katherine10,157
  7. #31Jamie9,761
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 15,040 of them was named Andrea, which outranked 89.2% 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 Andrea
  1. #793Kris121
  2. #793Monte121
  3. #793Rhett121
  4. #796Andrea120
  5. #796Coleman120
  6. #796Isiah120
  7. #796Osvaldo120
  8. #800Cliff119
  9. #800Hassan119
  10. #800Tyron119

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 →