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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #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 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedAKMaine: #103 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 523 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #66 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 397 boysNHWashington: #150 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,058 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedIDMontana: #106 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 529 boysMTNorth Dakota: #117 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 628 boysNDMinnesota: #132 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 881 boysMNIllinois: #78 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 463 boysILWisconsin: #108 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 736 boysWIMichigan: #86 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 525 boysMINew York: #55 for boys · 370 births · 1 in 271 boysNYMassachusetts: #66 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 422 boysMARhode Island: #88 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 707 boysRIOregon: #141 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 835 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #110 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 514 boysSDIowa: #271 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,598 boysIAIndiana: #138 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 912 boysINOhio: #82 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 500 boysOHPennsylvania: #49 for boys · 308 births · 1 in 263 boysPANew Jersey: #46 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 209 boysNJConnecticut: #49 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 249 boysCTCalifornia: #95 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 505 boysCAUtah: #127 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 583 boysUTColorado: #114 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 574 boysCONebraska: #184 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,426 boysNEMissouri: #135 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 862 boysMOKentucky: #129 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 749 boysKYWest Virginia: #104 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 552 boysWVVirginia: #87 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 402 boysVAMaryland: #67 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 353 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedDEArizona: #116 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 470 boysAZNew Mexico: #141 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 602 boysNMKansas: #152 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 904 boysKSArkansas: #104 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 507 boysARTennessee: #110 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 630 boysTNNorth Carolina: #121 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 667 boysNCSouth Carolina: #76 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 402 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #67 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 341 boysDCOklahoma: #137 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 776 boysOKLouisiana: #53 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 224 boysLAMississippi: #55 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 276 boysMSAlabama: #74 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 403 boysALGeorgia: #63 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 321 boysGAHawaii: #60 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 196 boysHITexas: #130 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 633 boysTXFlorida: #54 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 259 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#46 · 1 in 209
  2. Connecticut#49 · 1 in 249
  3. Pennsylvania#49 · 1 in 263
  4. Louisiana#53 · 1 in 224
  5. Florida#54 · 1 in 259

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#461451 in 209
Connecticut#49521 in 249
Pennsylvania#493081 in 263
Louisiana#531091 in 224
Florida#54641 in 259
Mississippi#55801 in 276
New York#553701 in 271
Hawaii#60201 in 196
Georgia#631011 in 321
Massachusetts#66791 in 422
New Hampshire#6691 in 397
District of Columbia#67221 in 341
Maryland#67431 in 353
Alabama#74731 in 403
South Carolina#76541 in 402
Illinois#781381 in 463
Ohio#821191 in 500
Michigan#86951 in 525
Virginia#87641 in 402
Rhode Island#8871 in 707
California#951161 in 505
Maine#103131 in 523
Arkansas#104391 in 507
West Virginia#104361 in 552
Montana#10691 in 529
Wisconsin#108361 in 736
South Dakota#110101 in 514
Tennessee#110471 in 630
Colorado#114171 in 574
Arizona#116111 in 470
North Dakota#11791 in 628
North Carolina#121581 in 667
Utah#127101 in 583
Kentucky#129381 in 749
Texas#1301051 in 633
Minnesota#132281 in 881
Missouri#135361 in 862
Oklahoma#137281 in 776
Indiana#138331 in 912
New Mexico#141101 in 602
Oregon#141101 in 835
Washington#150131 in 1,058
Kansas#152151 in 904
Nebraska#18471 in 1,426
Iowa#27161 in 3,598
Alaska———
Delaware———
Idaho———
Nevada———
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 1941

girls
#2,272
14 births · 1 in 86,294 girls
boys
#82
2,708 births · 1 in 454 boys

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #2,272Andrew14

Top boys' names in 1941

  1. #1James66,751
  2. #2Robert64,247
  3. #3John57,520
  4. #4William47,798
  5. #5Richard39,112
  6. #6Charles32,742
  7. #7David30,553
  8. #8Thomas26,641
  9. #9Ronald24,407
  10. #10Donald22,641
  11. #82Andrew2,708
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 86,294 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 55.3% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #2,190Willena15
  2. #2,190Willow15
  3. #2,190Yvonna15
  4. #2,272Andrew14
  5. #2,272Alaine14
  6. #2,272Alba14
  7. #2,272Alean14
  8. #2,397Adriane13
  9. #2,397Aggie13
  10. #2,397Aleda13

Tied with 124 names at #2,272; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

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

boys

1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 454 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 98.0% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #79Ronnie2,848
  2. #80Jim2,843
  3. #81Lee2,742
  4. #82Andrew2,708
  5. #83Ray2,695
  6. #84Alan2,624
  7. #85Martin2,605
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 586Gay#1,573 → #987
  2. ↑ 375Issac#1,251 → #876
  3. ↑ 363Otho#1,334 → #971
  4. ↑ 338Lawrance#1,208 → #870
  5. ↑ 313Ford#1,251 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 508Wilkie#792 → #1,300
  2. ↓ 452Arlis#994 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 394Ruby#939 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 359Gonzalo#850 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 325Lenord#929 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1941 →