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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #40 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 176 boysAKMaine: #67 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 332 boysMEVermont: #41 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 174 boysVTNew Hampshire: #42 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 218 boysNHWashington: #91 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 491 boysWAIdaho: #100 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 463 boysIDMontana: #58 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 300 boysMTNorth Dakota: #182 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,287 boysNDMinnesota: #108 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 735 boysMNIllinois: #63 for boys · 283 births · 1 in 375 boysILWisconsin: #65 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 381 boysWIMichigan: #69 for boys · 227 births · 1 in 412 boysMINew York: #37 for boys · 885 births · 1 in 192 boysNYMassachusetts: #49 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 293 boysMARhode Island: #65 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 367 boysRIOregon: #115 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 670 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Andrew, so not publishedNVWyoming: #54 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 239 boysWYSouth Dakota: #194 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,361 boysSDIowa: #94 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 655 boysIAIndiana: #97 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 596 boysINOhio: #70 for boys · 272 births · 1 in 402 boysOHPennsylvania: #55 for boys · 433 births · 1 in 278 boysPANew Jersey: #41 for boys · 282 births · 1 in 199 boysNJConnecticut: #44 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 201 boysCTCalifornia: #60 for boys · 479 births · 1 in 321 boysCAUtah: #149 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 874 boysUTColorado: #79 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 395 boysCONebraska: #197 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,712 boysNEMissouri: #115 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 709 boysMOKentucky: #126 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 802 boysKYWest Virginia: #88 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 481 boysWVVirginia: #80 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 395 boysVAMaryland: #72 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 372 boysMDDelaware: #50 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 224 boysDEArizona: #74 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 316 boysAZNew Mexico: #55 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 228 boysNMKansas: #134 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 759 boysKSArkansas: #59 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 280 boysARTennessee: #78 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 404 boysTNNorth Carolina: #92 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 448 boysNCSouth Carolina: #94 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 397 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #54 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 276 boysDCOklahoma: #121 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 652 boysOKLouisiana: #65 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 270 boysLAMississippi: #64 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 288 boysMSAlabama: #108 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 517 boysALGeorgia: #83 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 379 boysGAHawaii: #109 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 405 boysHITexas: #104 for boys · 259 births · 1 in 468 boysTXFlorida: #60 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 292 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#37 · 1 in 192
  2. Alaska#40 · 1 in 176
  3. Vermont#41 · 1 in 174
  4. New Jersey#41 · 1 in 199
  5. New Hampshire#42 · 1 in 218

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#378851 in 192
Alaska#40171 in 176
New Jersey#412821 in 199
Vermont#41231 in 174
New Hampshire#42261 in 218
Connecticut#441181 in 201
Massachusetts#491821 in 293
Delaware#50191 in 224
District of Columbia#54531 in 276
Wyoming#54151 in 239
New Mexico#55511 in 228
Pennsylvania#554331 in 278
Montana#58251 in 300
Arkansas#59751 in 280
California#604791 in 321
Florida#601401 in 292
Illinois#632831 in 375
Mississippi#641021 in 288
Louisiana#651491 in 270
Rhode Island#65251 in 367
Wisconsin#651161 in 381
Maine#67311 in 332
Michigan#692271 in 412
Ohio#702721 in 402
Maryland#72811 in 372
Arizona#74411 in 316
Tennessee#781031 in 404
Colorado#79481 in 395
Virginia#801111 in 395
Georgia#831281 in 379
West Virginia#88471 in 481
Washington#91631 in 491
North Carolina#921231 in 448
Iowa#94471 in 655
South Carolina#94791 in 397
Indiana#97881 in 596
Idaho#100161 in 463
Texas#1042591 in 468
Alabama#108751 in 517
Minnesota#108531 in 735
Hawaii#109171 in 405
Missouri#115661 in 709
Oregon#115271 in 670
Oklahoma#121381 in 652
Kentucky#126461 in 802
Kansas#134321 in 759
Utah#149131 in 874
North Dakota#18261 in 1,287
South Dakota#19461 in 1,361
Nebraska#19791 in 1,712
Nevada———

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 1954

girls
#2,779
16 births · 1 in 121,370 girls
boys
#70
5,653 births · 1 in 361 boys

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #2,779Andrew16

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #70Andrew5,653
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 121,370 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 58.1% of the 6,625 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. #2,695Wava17
  2. #2,695Wilhemina17
  3. #2,695Yvonnie17
  4. #2,779Andrew16
  5. #2,779Albertine16
  6. #2,779Alfred16
  7. #2,779Alix16
  8. #2,889Alena15
  9. #2,889Alvera15
  10. #2,889Alverta15

Tied with 109 names at #2,779; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 361 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 98.4% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #67Joe5,873
  2. #68Barry5,844
  3. #69Russell5,761
  4. #70Andrew5,653
  5. #71Samuel5,634
  6. #72Bobby5,507
  7. #73Albert5,428
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 592Ricci#1,331 → #739
  2. ↑ 470Demetrius#1,357 → #887
  3. ↑ 382Crawford#1,378 → #996
  4. ↑ 310Gavin#1,139 → #829
  5. ↑ 296Dino#1,058 → #762
Fallers
  1. ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
  3. ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →