Andrew

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #73 for boys in 2025, 4,497 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1988 · 35,745 births
Debut · boys
644 births
In top 100 · boys
146 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,329,454
since 1880

Andrew over time

boys

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

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201911peak #5, 1988boys
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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#13,2086#734,497
2024#8,94611#684,791
2023#13,4626#654,812
2022#12,2437#615,168
2021#12,2067#575,623
2020#7,96913#526,068
2019#8,59712#466,815
2018#9,80610#437,315
2017#7,84014#408,290
2016#7,23016#349,437
2015#10,14810#3010,147
2014#9,51711#2211,189
2013#8,13514#2211,684
2012#6,11021#1812,643
2011#9,72311#1613,297
2010#7,88015#1414,269
2009#6,09122#1614,877
2008#4,88230#1216,779
2007#5,09728#1018,461
2006#5,90622#719,733
2005#4,26732#620,742
2004#1,871101#621,717
2003#3,59039#522,162
2002#3,97832#622,037
2001#3,14244#722,422
2000#3,07045#723,658
1999#3,24539#723,866
1998#2,61452#923,664
1997#2,55650#725,208
1996#2,71445#1025,244
1995#2,34556#1125,860
1994#2,12464#1026,019
1993#1,89874#1027,326
1992#1,537101#530,542
1991#1,61993#531,539
1990#1,479105#733,673
1989#1,123147#734,817
1988#844213#535,745
1987#789223#636,206
1986#792212#833,858
1985#799207#1130,178
1984#953152#1425,916
1983#823186#1525,559
1982#942158#1722,833
1981#1,155116#1820,232
1980#1,33794#1919,730
1979#1,080127#2018,618
1978#1,38684#2216,720
1977#1,44077#2416,017
1976#1,69457#2713,301
1975#1,62560#2812,756
1974#1,64656#2811,778
1973#1,71452#2910,728
1972#1,85645#3010,111
1971#1,68654#3310,911
1970#1,75551#3211,989
1969#1,92742#3311,282
1968#1,49158#3410,563
1967#1,61749#359,967
1966#1,56851#3610,235
1965#1,95035#379,673
1964#1,89239#3710,494
1963#2,01534#429,514
1962#1,88937#498,697
1961#2,47424#528,483
1960#2,43224#518,201
1959#2,28925#587,089
1958#1,98531#557,115
1957#2,21825#566,997
1956#2,38922#566,603
1955#2,22224#666,012
1954#2,77916#705,653
1953#2,36320#685,626
1952#3,20112#685,572
1951#2,57716#695,373
1950#2,34118#684,932
1949#2,06922#754,513
1948#3,13711#774,305
1947#3,06112#824,346
1946#2,48215#843,758
1945#2,33914#863,007
1944#2,19916#813,056
1943#2,25116#793,352
1942#2,11717#803,142
1941#2,27214#822,708
1940#2,29713#842,431
1939#2,41712#842,440
1938#3,1818#822,411
1937#2,19614#792,405
1936#2,38612#832,276
1935#1,91717#852,291
1934#1,55623#762,443
1933#1,97016#762,344
1932#1,59723#692,645
1931#1,33630#652,714
1930#1,60724#623,056
1929#1,41929#593,076
1928#1,29035#603,142
1927#1,36235#563,437
1926#1,62326#593,344
1925#2,37815#563,617
1924#1,77024#563,744
1923#1,67225#533,748
1922#1,73024#533,803
1921#2,19517#514,015
1920#1,81622#494,026
1919#1,80121#473,851
1918#2,10217#464,138
1917#2,55212#483,752
1916#2,02816#463,723
1915#1,62221#463,573
1914#2,00912#442,965
1913#2,3318#472,222
1912#2,1448#441,946
1911#2,1916#421,098
1910#1,7738#42884
1909—#38766
1908—#39722
1907—#40708
1906—#41611
1905—#40619
1904—#43546
1903—#42550
1902—#42558
1901—#40479
1900—#37718
1899—#36578
1898#1,09810#38611
1897—#36555
1896—#37566
1895—#37562
1894—#35594
1893—#40520
1892—#32637
1891—#33521
1890—#34575
1889—#33561
1888—#33615
1887—#33520
1886#1,1085#29614
1885—#30599
1884—#29616
1883—#24623
1882—#24673
1881#8305#24588
1880—#24644
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Andrew was already there! It came in at #24, and was given to 644 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1907, when fewer than 720 boys a year got the name.

Where Andrew is popular in 1911

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedAKMaine: #67 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 232 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedNHWashington: #44 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 157 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedIDMontana: #36 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 107 boysMTNorth Dakota: #40 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 104 boysNDMinnesota: #58 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 209 boysMNIllinois: #52 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 233 boysILWisconsin: #58 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 181 boysWIMichigan: #44 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 155 boysMINew York: #56 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 229 boysNYMassachusetts: #75 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 402 boysMARhode Island: #46 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 200 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedSDIowa: #109 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 472 boysIAIndiana: #105 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 570 boysINOhio: #36 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 163 boysOHPennsylvania: #17 for boys · 215 births · 1 in 84 boysPANew Jersey: #24 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 113 boysNJConnecticut: #21 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 71 boysCTCalifornia: #42 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 188 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedCONebraska: #70 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 233 boysNEMissouri: #86 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 409 boysMOKentucky: #56 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 240 boysKYWest Virginia: #55 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 202 boysWVVirginia: #41 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 229 boysVAMaryland: #38 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 177 boysMDDelaware: #18 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 54 boysDEArizona: #34 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 91 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedNMKansas: #53 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 182 boysKSArkansas: #51 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 203 boysARTennessee: #39 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 191 boysTNNorth Carolina: #55 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 261 boysNCSouth Carolina: #42 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 199 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #64 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 215 boysOKLouisiana: #32 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 135 boysLAMississippi: #27 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 138 boysMSAlabama: #31 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 146 boysALGeorgia: #38 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 203 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedHITexas: #59 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 235 boysTXFlorida: #63 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 270 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Pennsylvania#17 · 1 in 84
  2. Delaware#18 · 1 in 54
  3. Connecticut#21 · 1 in 71
  4. New Jersey#24 · 1 in 113
  5. Mississippi#27 · 1 in 138

Best ever in a state: #1 in Nebraska, 1987.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Pennsylvania#172151 in 84
Delaware#1851 in 54
Connecticut#21381 in 71
New Jersey#24491 in 113
Mississippi#27411 in 138
Alabama#31431 in 146
Louisiana#32321 in 135
Arizona#3451 in 91
Montana#3651 in 107
Ohio#36481 in 163
Georgia#38441 in 203
Maryland#38151 in 177
Tennessee#39251 in 191
North Dakota#4081 in 104
Virginia#41251 in 229
California#42181 in 188
South Carolina#42291 in 199
Michigan#44231 in 155
Washington#4491 in 157
Rhode Island#4661 in 200
Arkansas#51171 in 203
Illinois#52391 in 233
Kansas#53131 in 182
North Carolina#55271 in 261
West Virginia#55121 in 202
Kentucky#56201 in 240
New York#561031 in 229
Minnesota#58131 in 209
Wisconsin#58151 in 181
Texas#59391 in 235
Florida#6391 in 270
Oklahoma#64161 in 215
Maine#6761 in 232
Nebraska#7071 in 233
Massachusetts#75231 in 402
Missouri#86131 in 409
Indiana#10561 in 570
Iowa#10951 in 472
Alaska———
Colorado———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
Oregon———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Andrew
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 5 spots since 2024 (#68 → #73)
  • 21 spots since 2020 (#52 → #73)
  • 43 spots since 2015 (#30 → #73)
  • Biggest jump: 10 spots in 1956 (#66 → #56)
  • Biggest drop: 9 spots in 1935 (#76 → #85)
Rise & fade · boys
108 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1988 at #5 (35,745 births)
  • Births halved by 2008, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 21 yrs
  • Top 10: 21 yrs · run 1996–2007
  • Top 100: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 52
  • Highest: 1 in 52 boys born in 1987 were named Andrew (1.9%)
  • Latest: 1 in 380 boys born in 2025 (0.26%)
  • Its best rank, #5 in 1988, was only 1 in 54 (1.9%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 21.4% of all boys named Andrew (285,074) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6,053#24 (1882)#28
1890s5,719#32 (1892)#36
1900s6,277#37 (1900)#40
1910s28,152#42 (1911)#45
1920s35,952#49 (1920)#55
1930s25,025#62 (1930)#76
1940s34,618#75 (1949)#81
1950s60,972#55 (1958)#63
1960s97,109#33 (1969)#41
1970s132,929#20 (1979)#27
1980s285,074#5 (1988)#12
1990s272,941#5 (1991)#8
2000s202,588#5 (2003)#8
2010s105,086#14 (2010)#29
2020s30,959#52 (2020)#63

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

Andrew in 1911

girls
#2,191
6 births · 1 in 69,718 girls
boys
#42
1,098 births · 1 in 206 boys

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #2,191Andrew6

Top boys' names in 1911

  1. #1John13,446
  2. #2William10,593
  3. #3James9,952
  4. #4George6,586
  5. #5Robert6,526
  6. #6Joseph6,488
  7. #7Charles5,725
  8. #8Frank4,314
  9. #9Edward4,164
  10. #10Thomas3,292
  11. #42Andrew1,098
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 69,718 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 23.6% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #1,956Wyona7
  2. #1,956Yolande7
  3. #1,956Zeffie7
  4. #2,191Andrew6
  5. #2,191Adelaida6
  6. #2,191Adria6
  7. #2,191Agueda6
  8. #2,463Adalene5
  9. #2,463Addis5
  10. #2,463Adia5

Tied with 271 names at #2,191; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,003Laurette#1,935 → #932
  2. ↑ 683Glenda#1,521 → #838
  3. ↑ 680Ana#1,421 → #741
  4. ↑ 623Vilma#1,521 → #898
  5. ↑ 523Emmaline#1,421 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,194Alys#997 → #2,191
  2. ↓ 959Leana#997 → #1,956
  3. ↓ 686Coletta#859 → #1,545
  4. ↓ 686Blossom#970 → #1,656
  5. ↓ 659Otis#997 → #1,656

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

boys

225,970 boys got a published name in 1911; 1 in 206 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 97.9% of the 1,999 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #39Alfred1,158
  2. #40Kenneth1,148
  3. #41Herbert1,125
  4. #42Andrew1,098
  5. #43Eugene1,060
  6. #44Stanley997
  7. #45Charlie978
Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 900Vincenzo#1,589 → #689
  2. ↑ 900Wyman#1,589 → #689
  3. ↑ 882Rodger#1,589 → #707
  4. ↑ 796Cedric#1,589 → #793
  5. ↑ 796Hughie#1,589 → #793
Fallers
  1. ↓ 881Bertha#859 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 881Arlo#859 → #1,740
  3. ↓ 831Shelton#556 → #1,387
  4. ↓ 812Guss#928 → #1,740
  5. ↓ 812Halley#928 → #1,740

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

See the top 100 for 1911 →