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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #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 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #16 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 49 boysAKMaine: #78 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 382 boysMEVermont: #67 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 295 boysVTNew Hampshire: #81 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 459 boysNHWashington: #122 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 694 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #157 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 973 boysNDMinnesota: #135 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 916 boysMNIllinois: #77 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 465 boysILWisconsin: #132 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,098 boysWIMichigan: #92 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 586 boysMINew York: #52 for boys · 492 births · 1 in 243 boysNYMassachusetts: #67 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 440 boysMARhode Island: #70 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 454 boysRIOregon: #148 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 890 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #147 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 890 boysSDIowa: #139 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 929 boysIAIndiana: #144 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 978 boysINOhio: #78 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 485 boysOHPennsylvania: #49 for boys · 373 births · 1 in 250 boysPANew Jersey: #51 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 240 boysNJConnecticut: #34 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 154 boysCTCalifornia: #106 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 585 boysCAUtah: #225 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,551 boysUTColorado: #106 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 504 boysCONebraska: #198 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,615 boysNEMissouri: #128 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 770 boysMOKentucky: #123 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 722 boysKYWest Virginia: #92 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 504 boysWVVirginia: #70 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 343 boysVAMaryland: #63 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 332 boysMDDelaware: #61 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 286 boysDEArizona: #98 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 414 boysAZNew Mexico: #94 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 357 boysNMKansas: #148 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 897 boysKSArkansas: #78 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 357 boysARTennessee: #88 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 486 boysTNNorth Carolina: #99 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 518 boysNCSouth Carolina: #63 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 309 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #60 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 304 boysDCOklahoma: #150 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 903 boysOKLouisiana: #58 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 261 boysLAMississippi: #51 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 253 boysMSAlabama: #71 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 381 boysALGeorgia: #74 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 386 boysGAHawaii: #91 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 410 boysHITexas: #104 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 490 boysTXFlorida: #65 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 321 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#16 · 1 in 49
  2. Connecticut#34 · 1 in 154
  3. Pennsylvania#49 · 1 in 250
  4. New Jersey#51 · 1 in 240
  5. Mississippi#51 · 1 in 253

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#16101 in 49
Connecticut#341151 in 154
Pennsylvania#493731 in 250
Mississippi#51981 in 253
New Jersey#511561 in 240
New York#524921 in 243
Louisiana#581041 in 261
District of Columbia#60321 in 304
Delaware#6191 in 286
Maryland#63591 in 332
South Carolina#63791 in 309
Florida#65681 in 321
Massachusetts#67931 in 440
Vermont#67101 in 295
Rhode Island#70141 in 454
Virginia#70891 in 343
Alabama#71901 in 381
Georgia#74951 in 386
Illinois#771571 in 465
Arkansas#78591 in 357
Maine#78211 in 382
Ohio#781401 in 485
New Hampshire#8191 in 459
Tennessee#88681 in 486
Hawaii#91121 in 410
Michigan#921001 in 586
West Virginia#92401 in 504
New Mexico#94181 in 357
Arizona#98171 in 414
North Carolina#99841 in 518
Texas#1041591 in 490
California#1061401 in 585
Colorado#106221 in 504
Washington#122291 in 694
Kentucky#123411 in 722
Missouri#128451 in 770
Wisconsin#132271 in 1,098
Minnesota#135291 in 916
Iowa#139241 in 929
Indiana#144351 in 978
South Dakota#14761 in 890
Kansas#148181 in 897
Oregon#148131 in 890
Oklahoma#150251 in 903
North Dakota#15761 in 973
Nebraska#19871 in 1,615
Utah#22551 in 1,551
Idaho———
Montana———
Nevada———
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 1943

girls
#2,251
16 births · 1 in 87,206 girls
boys
#79
3,352 births · 1 in 426 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #2,251Andrew16

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #79Andrew3,352
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 87,206 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 58.1% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #2,151Wanetta17
  2. #2,151Wendie17
  3. #2,151Willette17
  4. #2,251Andrew16
  5. #2,251Alayne16
  6. #2,251Aloha16
  7. #2,251Amada16
  8. #2,352Arcelia15
  9. #2,352Astrid15
  10. #2,352Azalee15

Tied with 100 names at #2,251; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

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

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 426 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 98.0% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #76Allen3,627
  2. #77Tommy3,611
  3. #78Alfred3,445
  4. #79Andrew3,352
  5. #80Eddie3,281
  6. #81Phillip3,251
  7. #82Barry3,193
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Derek#1,228 → #714
  2. ↑ 465Armond#1,421 → #956
  3. ↑ 368Les#1,214 → #846
  4. ↑ 347Aron#1,244 → #897
  5. ↑ 321Edsel#1,167 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Humberto#780 → #1,280
  2. ↓ 352Chauncey#928 → #1,280
  3. ↓ 352Clearence#991 → #1,343
  4. ↓ 344Macarthur#512 → #856
  5. ↓ 325Reyes#933 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1943 →