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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #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 1939

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #28 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 67 boysAKMaine: #78 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 389 boysMEVermont: #74 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 356 boysVTNew Hampshire: #70 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 369 boysNHWashington: #130 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 729 boysWAIdaho: #150 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 767 boysIDMontana: #103 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 501 boysMTNorth Dakota: #111 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 551 boysNDMinnesota: #166 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,412 boysMNIllinois: #86 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 517 boysILWisconsin: #107 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 749 boysWIMichigan: #79 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 445 boysMINew York: #55 for boys · 326 births · 1 in 269 boysNYMassachusetts: #61 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 396 boysMARhode Island: #82 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 565 boysRIOregon: #106 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 565 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedNVWyoming: #79 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 312 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedSDIowa: #170 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,264 boysIAIndiana: #145 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,018 boysINOhio: #92 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 593 boysOHPennsylvania: #48 for boys · 301 births · 1 in 245 boysPANew Jersey: #51 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 245 boysNJConnecticut: #41 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 193 boysCTCalifornia: #110 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 606 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedUTColorado: #124 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 590 boysCONebraska: #171 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,258 boysNEMissouri: #121 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 699 boysMOKentucky: #157 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 942 boysKYWest Virginia: #115 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 633 boysWVVirginia: #87 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 445 boysVAMaryland: #65 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 337 boysMDDelaware: #59 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 330 boysDEArizona: #102 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 369 boysAZNew Mexico: #94 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 345 boysNMKansas: #190 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,317 boysKSArkansas: #83 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 403 boysARTennessee: #81 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 459 boysTNNorth Carolina: #95 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 496 boysNCSouth Carolina: #58 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 283 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #58 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 273 boysDCOklahoma: #151 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 869 boysOKLouisiana: #52 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 236 boysLAMississippi: #58 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 293 boysMSAlabama: #69 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 368 boysALGeorgia: #80 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 392 boysGAHawaii: #70 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 268 boysHITexas: #144 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 718 boysTXFlorida: #70 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 334 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#28 · 1 in 67
  2. Connecticut#41 · 1 in 193
  3. Pennsylvania#48 · 1 in 245
  4. New Jersey#51 · 1 in 245
  5. Louisiana#52 · 1 in 236

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#2851 in 67
Connecticut#41541 in 193
Pennsylvania#483011 in 245
New Jersey#511051 in 245
Louisiana#52921 in 236
New York#553261 in 269
District of Columbia#58211 in 273
Mississippi#58721 in 293
South Carolina#58721 in 283
Delaware#5951 in 330
Massachusetts#61731 in 396
Maryland#65371 in 337
Alabama#69761 in 368
Florida#70431 in 334
Hawaii#70131 in 268
New Hampshire#7091 in 369
Vermont#7471 in 356
Maine#78161 in 389
Michigan#79981 in 445
Wyoming#7961 in 312
Georgia#80781 in 392
Tennessee#81591 in 459
Rhode Island#8281 in 565
Arkansas#83451 in 403
Illinois#861071 in 517
Virginia#87521 in 445
Ohio#92871 in 593
New Mexico#94161 in 345
North Carolina#95731 in 496
Arizona#102131 in 369
Montana#10391 in 501
Oregon#106131 in 565
Wisconsin#107331 in 749
California#110791 in 606
North Dakota#111101 in 551
West Virginia#115301 in 633
Missouri#121401 in 699
Colorado#124161 in 590
Washington#130161 in 729
Texas#144821 in 718
Indiana#145261 in 1,018
Idaho#15061 in 767
Oklahoma#151241 in 869
Kentucky#157291 in 942
Minnesota#166161 in 1,412
Iowa#170161 in 1,264
Nebraska#17181 in 1,258
Kansas#190101 in 1,317
Nevada———
South Dakota———
Utah———

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 1939

girls
#2,417
12 births · 1 in 91,384 girls
boys
#84
2,440 births · 1 in 454 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #2,417Andrew12

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #84Andrew2,440
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 91,384 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 51.2% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #2,300Willena13
  2. #2,300Zena13
  3. #2,300Zoila13
  4. #2,417Andrew12
  5. #2,417Adrianna12
  6. #2,417Alena12
  7. #2,417Alvie12
  8. #2,592Adair11
  9. #2,592Adelfa11
  10. #2,592Albertina11

Tied with 174 names at #2,417; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 880April#1,805 → #925
  2. ↑ 865Karel#1,703 → #838
  3. ↑ 725Hedy#1,650 → #925
  4. ↑ 722Vivien#1,703 → #981
  5. ↑ 709Karon#1,547 → #838
Fallers
  1. ↓ 712Eulalia#972 → #1,684
  2. ↓ 446Shelvia#955 → #1,401
  3. ↓ 358Naoma#992 → #1,350
  4. ↓ 304Imelda#890 → #1,194
  5. ↓ 279Helaine#870 → #1,149

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

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 454 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 97.9% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #81Eddie2,511
  2. #82Gordon2,508
  3. #83Terry2,444
  4. #84Andrew2,440
  5. #85Alan2,330
  6. #86Leon2,327
  7. #87Glenn2,303
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 463Alfonzo#1,439 → #976
  2. ↑ 447Rod#1,439 → #992
  3. ↑ 443Estel#1,397 → #954
  4. ↑ 422Cameron#1,364 → #942
  5. ↑ 421Turner#1,337 → #916
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Gonzalo#779 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 497Judge#992 → #1,489
  3. ↓ 396Melville#963 → #1,359
  4. ↓ 355Agustin#883 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 351Antone#921 → #1,272

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

See the top 100 for 1939 →