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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #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 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #41 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 115 boysAKMaine: #91 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 478 boysMEVermont: #75 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 369 boysVTNew Hampshire: #58 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 285 boysNHWashington: #199 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,675 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedIDMontana: #136 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 749 boysMTNorth Dakota: #95 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 439 boysNDMinnesota: #136 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 947 boysMNIllinois: #93 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 537 boysILWisconsin: #101 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 660 boysWIMichigan: #101 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 620 boysMINew York: #54 for boys · 444 births · 1 in 248 boysNYMassachusetts: #62 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 374 boysMARhode Island: #59 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 355 boysRIOregon: #223 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,224 boysORNevada: 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: #162 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,200 boysIAIndiana: #127 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 851 boysINOhio: #81 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 485 boysOHPennsylvania: #53 for boys · 291 births · 1 in 288 boysPANew Jersey: #51 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 227 boysNJConnecticut: #47 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 235 boysCTCalifornia: #101 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 545 boysCAUtah: #208 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,431 boysUTColorado: #128 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 662 boysCONebraska: #180 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,392 boysNEMissouri: #140 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 955 boysMOKentucky: #142 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 845 boysKYWest Virginia: #126 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 755 boysWVVirginia: #64 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 317 boysVAMaryland: #56 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 273 boysMDDelaware: #45 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 203 boysDEArizona: #129 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 576 boysAZNew Mexico: #83 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 341 boysNMKansas: #161 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 982 boysKSArkansas: #100 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 466 boysARTennessee: #101 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 580 boysTNNorth Carolina: #107 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 552 boysNCSouth Carolina: #78 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 379 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #52 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 254 boysDCOklahoma: #146 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 829 boysOKLouisiana: #54 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 245 boysLAMississippi: #44 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 220 boysMSAlabama: #67 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 366 boysALGeorgia: #80 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 405 boysGAHawaii: #71 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 214 boysHITexas: #112 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 563 boysTXFlorida: #60 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 317 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#41 · 1 in 115
  2. Mississippi#44 · 1 in 220
  3. Delaware#45 · 1 in 203
  4. Connecticut#47 · 1 in 235
  5. New Jersey#51 · 1 in 227

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#4151 in 115
Mississippi#441081 in 220
Delaware#45121 in 203
Connecticut#47661 in 235
New Jersey#511521 in 227
District of Columbia#52391 in 254
Pennsylvania#532911 in 288
Louisiana#541101 in 245
New York#544441 in 248
Maryland#56671 in 273
New Hampshire#58131 in 285
Rhode Island#59171 in 355
Florida#60741 in 317
Massachusetts#621001 in 374
Virginia#64931 in 317
Alabama#67891 in 366
Hawaii#71241 in 214
Vermont#7571 in 369
South Carolina#78631 in 379
Georgia#80901 in 405
Ohio#811291 in 485
New Mexico#83201 in 341
Maine#91161 in 478
Illinois#931241 in 537
North Dakota#95131 in 439
Arkansas#100431 in 466
California#1011551 in 545
Michigan#101861 in 620
Tennessee#101551 in 580
Wisconsin#101431 in 660
North Carolina#107761 in 552
Texas#1121401 in 563
West Virginia#126251 in 755
Indiana#127391 in 851
Colorado#128171 in 662
Arizona#129121 in 576
Minnesota#136271 in 947
Montana#13661 in 749
Missouri#140341 in 955
Kentucky#142341 in 845
Oklahoma#146261 in 829
Kansas#161161 in 982
Iowa#162181 in 1,200
Nebraska#18081 in 1,392
Washington#199121 in 1,675
Utah#20851 in 1,431
Oregon#22351 in 2,224
Idaho———
Nevada———
South Dakota———
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 1944

girls
#2,199
16 births · 1 in 82,951 girls
boys
#81
3,056 births · 1 in 446 boys

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #2,199Andrew16

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #81Andrew3,056
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 82,951 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 58.1% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #2,096Wallis17
  2. #2,096Wanetta17
  3. #2,096Zada17
  4. #2,199Andrew16
  5. #2,199Ailene16
  6. #2,199Alexa16
  7. #2,199Alfredia16
  8. #2,287Adelita15
  9. #2,287Alecia15
  10. #2,287Alfred15

Tied with 87 names at #2,199; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

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

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 446 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 97.9% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #78Leroy3,410
  2. #79Eddie3,315
  3. #80Mike3,084
  4. #81Andrew3,056
  5. #82Alfred3,047
  6. #83Phillip3,002
  7. #84Barry2,979
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →