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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #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 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #30 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 112 boysAKMaine: #30 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 103 boysMEVermont: #24 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 74 boysVTNew Hampshire: #39 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 142 boysNHWashington: #31 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 118 boysWAIdaho: #44 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 182 boysIDMontana: #49 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 186 boysMTNorth Dakota: #75 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 308 boysNDMinnesota: #29 for boys · 257 births · 1 in 104 boysMNIllinois: #28 for boys · 589 births · 1 in 140 boysILWisconsin: #23 for boys · 410 births · 1 in 74 boysWIMichigan: #29 for boys · 561 births · 1 in 123 boysMINew York: #25 for boys · 1,112 births · 1 in 110 boysNYMassachusetts: #35 for boys · 300 births · 1 in 126 boysMARhode Island: #37 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 134 boysRIOregon: #41 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 150 boysORNevada: #49 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 189 boysNVWyoming: #39 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 145 boysWYSouth Dakota: #47 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 185 boysSDIowa: #35 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 134 boysIAIndiana: #30 for boys · 335 births · 1 in 124 boysINOhio: #33 for boys · 591 births · 1 in 138 boysOHPennsylvania: #30 for boys · 658 births · 1 in 120 boysPANew Jersey: #33 for boys · 351 births · 1 in 131 boysNJConnecticut: #33 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 126 boysCTCalifornia: #31 for boys · 944 births · 1 in 159 boysCAUtah: #40 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 160 boysUTColorado: #28 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 117 boysCONebraska: #30 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 115 boysNEMissouri: #42 for boys · 196 births · 1 in 179 boysMOKentucky: #65 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 305 boysKYWest Virginia: #56 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 282 boysWVVirginia: #32 for boys · 228 births · 1 in 146 boysVAMaryland: #30 for boys · 202 births · 1 in 117 boysMDDelaware: #24 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 82 boysDEArizona: #29 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 151 boysAZNew Mexico: #25 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 128 boysNMKansas: #40 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 163 boysKSArkansas: #71 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 299 boysARTennessee: #53 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 240 boysTNNorth Carolina: #50 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 238 boysNCSouth Carolina: #59 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 262 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #28 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 111 boysDCOklahoma: #72 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 310 boysOKLouisiana: #82 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 367 boysLAMississippi: #70 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 302 boysMSAlabama: #66 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 310 boysALGeorgia: #48 for boys · 179 births · 1 in 226 boysGAHawaii: #55 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 216 boysHITexas: #54 for boys · 399 births · 1 in 267 boysTXFlorida: #38 for boys · 257 births · 1 in 196 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#23 · 1 in 74
  2. Vermont#24 · 1 in 74
  3. Delaware#24 · 1 in 82
  4. New York#25 · 1 in 110
  5. New Mexico#25 · 1 in 128

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#234101 in 74
Delaware#24451 in 82
Vermont#24401 in 74
New Mexico#25691 in 128
New York#251,1121 in 110
Colorado#281551 in 117
District of Columbia#28841 in 111
Illinois#285891 in 140
Arizona#291121 in 151
Michigan#295611 in 123
Minnesota#292571 in 104
Alaska#30241 in 112
Indiana#303351 in 124
Maine#30711 in 103
Maryland#302021 in 117
Nebraska#30941 in 115
Pennsylvania#306581 in 120
California#319441 in 159
Washington#311851 in 118
Virginia#322281 in 146
Connecticut#331421 in 126
New Jersey#333511 in 131
Ohio#335911 in 138
Iowa#351431 in 134
Massachusetts#353001 in 126
Rhode Island#37451 in 134
Florida#382571 in 196
New Hampshire#39361 in 142
Wyoming#39151 in 145
Kansas#40881 in 163
Utah#40761 in 160
Oregon#41971 in 150
Missouri#421961 in 179
Idaho#44321 in 182
South Dakota#47241 in 185
Georgia#481791 in 226
Montana#49251 in 186
Nevada#49181 in 189
North Carolina#501751 in 238
Tennessee#531341 in 240
Texas#543991 in 267
Hawaii#55281 in 216
West Virginia#56491 in 282
South Carolina#59831 in 262
Kentucky#65871 in 305
Alabama#66891 in 310
Mississippi#70661 in 302
Arkansas#71501 in 299
Oklahoma#72611 in 310
North Dakota#75151 in 308
Louisiana#82851 in 367

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 1972

girls
#1,856
45 births · 1 in 33,805 girls
boys
#30
10,111 births · 1 in 160 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #1,856Andrew45

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #30Andrew10,111
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 33,805 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 80.8% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #1,832Terrell46
  2. #1,832Toi46
  3. #1,832Venita46
  4. #1,856Andrew45
  5. #1,856Anabel45
  6. #1,856Asia45
  7. #1,856Daina45
  8. #1,890Alexia44
  9. #1,890Ammie44
  10. #1,890Angle44

Tied with 33 names at #1,856; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

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

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 160 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 99.5% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andrew
  1. #27Kenneth12,334
  2. #28Shawn11,277
  3. #29Stephen11,037
  4. #30Andrew10,111
  5. #31Todd9,968
  6. #32Ronald9,502
  7. #33Sean9,444
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →