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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #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 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #35 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 130 boysAKMaine: #33 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 120 boysMEVermont: #33 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 115 boysVTNew Hampshire: #31 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 111 boysNHWashington: #38 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 175 boysWAIdaho: #47 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 191 boysIDMontana: #55 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 217 boysMTNorth Dakota: #69 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 260 boysNDMinnesota: #38 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 157 boysMNIllinois: #33 for boys · 626 births · 1 in 146 boysILWisconsin: #24 for boys · 345 births · 1 in 103 boysWIMichigan: #33 for boys · 520 births · 1 in 147 boysMINew York: #27 for boys · 1,440 births · 1 in 103 boysNYMassachusetts: #28 for boys · 445 births · 1 in 102 boysMARhode Island: #37 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 148 boysRIOregon: #38 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 166 boysORNevada: #39 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 168 boysNVWyoming: #61 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 219 boysWYSouth Dakota: #57 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 210 boysSDIowa: #33 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 145 boysIAIndiana: #36 for boys · 309 births · 1 in 142 boysINOhio: #33 for boys · 596 births · 1 in 151 boysOHPennsylvania: #32 for boys · 727 births · 1 in 125 boysPANew Jersey: #28 for boys · 481 births · 1 in 109 boysNJConnecticut: #30 for boys · 200 births · 1 in 112 boysCTCalifornia: #36 for boys · 955 births · 1 in 175 boysCAUtah: #69 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 275 boysUTColorado: #31 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 116 boysCONebraska: #43 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 176 boysNEMissouri: #40 for boys · 202 births · 1 in 181 boysMOKentucky: #61 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 295 boysKYWest Virginia: #50 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 233 boysWVVirginia: #38 for boys · 207 births · 1 in 176 boysVAMaryland: #33 for boys · 209 births · 1 in 133 boysMDDelaware: #33 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 114 boysDEArizona: #34 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 157 boysAZNew Mexico: #28 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 126 boysNMKansas: #59 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 254 boysKSArkansas: #80 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 364 boysARTennessee: #65 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 294 boysTNNorth Carolina: #62 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 319 boysNCSouth Carolina: #57 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 257 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #27 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 101 boysDCOklahoma: #85 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 381 boysOKLouisiana: #64 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 287 boysLAMississippi: #64 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 276 boysMSAlabama: #63 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 284 boysALGeorgia: #46 for boys · 179 births · 1 in 229 boysGAHawaii: #30 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 122 boysHITexas: #60 for boys · 369 births · 1 in 277 boysTXFlorida: #36 for boys · 279 births · 1 in 170 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#24 · 1 in 103
  2. District of Columbia#27 · 1 in 101
  3. New York#27 · 1 in 103
  4. Massachusetts#28 · 1 in 102
  5. New Jersey#28 · 1 in 109

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#243451 in 103
District of Columbia#271171 in 101
New York#271,4401 in 103
Massachusetts#284451 in 102
New Jersey#284811 in 109
New Mexico#28701 in 126
Connecticut#302001 in 112
Hawaii#30481 in 122
Colorado#311541 in 116
New Hampshire#31481 in 111
Pennsylvania#327271 in 125
Delaware#33371 in 114
Illinois#336261 in 146
Iowa#331551 in 145
Maine#33641 in 120
Maryland#332091 in 133
Michigan#335201 in 147
Ohio#335961 in 151
Vermont#33271 in 115
Arizona#34921 in 157
Alaska#35211 in 130
California#369551 in 175
Florida#362791 in 170
Indiana#363091 in 142
Rhode Island#37481 in 148
Minnesota#381971 in 157
Oregon#38901 in 166
Virginia#382071 in 176
Washington#381521 in 175
Nevada#39201 in 168
Missouri#402021 in 181
Nebraska#43631 in 176
Georgia#461791 in 229
Idaho#47281 in 191
West Virginia#50591 in 233
Montana#55231 in 217
South Carolina#57871 in 257
South Dakota#57231 in 210
Kansas#59611 in 254
Texas#603691 in 277
Kentucky#61921 in 295
Wyoming#61101 in 219
North Carolina#621361 in 319
Alabama#631021 in 284
Louisiana#641201 in 287
Mississippi#64731 in 276
Tennessee#651111 in 294
North Dakota#69191 in 260
Utah#69381 in 275
Arkansas#80411 in 364
Oklahoma#85481 in 381

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 1968

girls
#1,491
58 births · 1 in 28,283 girls
boys
#34
10,563 births · 1 in 165 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #1,491Andrew58

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #34Andrew10,563
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 28,283 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 81.8% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #1,473Shawnda59
  2. #1,473Suzie59
  3. #1,473Veda59
  4. #1,491Andrew58
  5. #1,491Caryl58
  6. #1,491Corrie58
  7. #1,491Gertrude58
  8. #1,504Corine57
  9. #1,504Delma57
  10. #1,504Dulcey57

Tied with 12 names at #1,491; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

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

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 165 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 99.3% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #31Edward12,276
  2. #32Gary11,973
  3. #33Douglas11,405
  4. #34Andrew10,563
  5. #35Keith9,861
  6. #36George9,382
  7. #37Sean9,172
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

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

See the top 100 for 1968 →