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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201912peak #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 1912

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedAKMaine: #73 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 271 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #54 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 192 boysNHWashington: #76 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 346 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedIDMontana: #51 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 184 boysMTNorth Dakota: #62 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 186 boysNDMinnesota: #56 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 194 boysMNIllinois: #50 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 224 boysILWisconsin: #78 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 294 boysWIMichigan: #84 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 405 boysMINew York: #55 for boys · 198 births · 1 in 215 boysNYMassachusetts: #49 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 210 boysMARhode Island: #52 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 215 boysRIOregon: #47 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 158 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #71 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 235 boysSDIowa: #79 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 306 boysIAIndiana: #64 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 268 boysINOhio: #44 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 200 boysOHPennsylvania: #27 for boys · 308 births · 1 in 115 boysPANew Jersey: #33 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 134 boysNJConnecticut: #26 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 93 boysCTCalifornia: #62 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 291 boysCAUtah: #65 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 218 boysUTColorado: #49 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 203 boysCONebraska: #128 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 659 boysNEMissouri: #85 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 360 boysMOKentucky: #54 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 238 boysKYWest Virginia: #50 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 208 boysWVVirginia: #30 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 165 boysVAMaryland: #64 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 301 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedDEArizona: #53 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 154 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedNMKansas: #84 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 326 boysKSArkansas: #49 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 198 boysARTennessee: #51 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 229 boysTNNorth Carolina: #53 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 254 boysNCSouth Carolina: #36 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 184 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #49 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 214 boysDCOklahoma: #99 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 421 boysOKLouisiana: #30 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 159 boysLAMississippi: #37 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 178 boysMSAlabama: #33 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 174 boysALGeorgia: #30 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 156 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedHITexas: #50 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 230 boysTXFlorida: #34 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 159 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Connecticut#26 · 1 in 93
  2. Pennsylvania#27 · 1 in 115
  3. Georgia#30 · 1 in 156
  4. Louisiana#30 · 1 in 159
  5. Virginia#30 · 1 in 165

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#26541 in 93
Pennsylvania#273081 in 115
Georgia#30941 in 156
Louisiana#30511 in 159
Virginia#30591 in 165
Alabama#33621 in 174
New Jersey#33891 in 134
Florida#34271 in 159
South Carolina#36471 in 184
Mississippi#37501 in 178
Ohio#44901 in 200
Oregon#47121 in 158
Arkansas#49321 in 198
Colorado#49131 in 203
District of Columbia#4951 in 214
Massachusetts#49721 in 210
Illinois#501001 in 224
Texas#50821 in 230
West Virginia#50241 in 208
Montana#5171 in 184
Tennessee#51391 in 229
Rhode Island#5291 in 215
Arizona#5361 in 154
North Carolina#53481 in 254
Kentucky#54371 in 238
New Hampshire#5461 in 192
New York#551981 in 215
Minnesota#56351 in 194
California#62281 in 291
North Dakota#62121 in 186
Indiana#64341 in 268
Maryland#64171 in 301
Utah#6571 in 218
South Dakota#7181 in 235
Maine#7381 in 271
Washington#7691 in 346
Wisconsin#78251 in 294
Iowa#79231 in 306
Kansas#84181 in 326
Michigan#84221 in 405
Missouri#85311 in 360
Oklahoma#99171 in 421
Nebraska#12871 in 659
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Nevada———
New Mexico———
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 1912

girls
#2,144
8 births · 1 in 69,765 girls
boys
#44
1,946 births · 1 in 221 boys

Top girls' names in 1912

  1. #1Mary32,304
  2. #2Helen16,133
  3. #3Dorothy12,645
  4. #4Margaret12,536
  5. #5Ruth11,280
  6. #6Mildred8,764
  7. #7Anna8,586
  8. #8Elizabeth8,527
  9. #9Frances6,680
  10. #10Marie6,642
  11. #2,144Andrew8

Top boys' names in 1912

  1. #1John24,588
  2. #2William19,626
  3. #3James17,644
  4. #4Robert12,836
  5. #5Joseph12,062
  6. #6George11,734
  7. #7Charles11,070
  8. #8Edward7,936
  9. #9Frank7,912
  10. #10Thomas6,087
  11. #44Andrew1,946
More about 1912

girls

558,119 girls got a published name in 1912; 1 in 69,765 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 37.8% of the 3,445 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #1,981Yoshiko9
  2. #1,981Zenia9
  3. #1,981Zoa9
  4. #2,144Andrew8
  5. #2,144Abby8
  6. #2,144Adalene8
  7. #2,144Adelyn8
  8. #2,360Adelyne7
  9. #2,360Agusta7
  10. #2,360Albirda7

Tied with 215 names at #2,144; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1911
Risers
  1. ↑ 712Jule#1,545 → #833
  2. ↑ 626Beula#1,545 → #919
  3. ↑ 602Noma#1,372 → #770
  4. ↑ 577Walter#1,372 → #795
  5. ↑ 490Izora#1,450 → #960
Fallers
  1. ↓ 912Mabell#932 → #1,844
  2. ↓ 602Justina#875 → #1,477
  3. ↓ 579Irine#898 → #1,477
  4. ↓ 579Sula#898 → #1,477
  5. ↓ 568Cordia#853 → #1,421

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

boys

429,942 boys got a published name in 1912; 1 in 221 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 98.5% of the 2,905 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #41Eugene2,114
  2. #42Michael2,104
  3. #43Stanley2,017
  4. #44Andrew1,946
  5. #45Leonard1,928
  6. #46Woodrow1,843
  7. #47Elmer1,840
Biggest movers since 1911
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Arlo#1,740 → #876
  2. ↑ 848Guss#1,740 → #892
  3. ↑ 805Courtney#1,740 → #935
  4. ↑ 805Erling#1,740 → #935
  5. ↑ 805Masao#1,740 → #935
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,688Rosendo#856 → #2,544
  2. ↓ 1,063Metro#982 → #2,045
  3. ↓ 1,057Lawyer#689 → #1,746
  4. ↓ 903Hymen#982 → #1,885
  5. ↓ 903Mathias#982 → #1,885

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

See the top 100 for 1912 →