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
- Peak · boys
- 1988 · 35,745 births
- Debut · boys
- 644 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 146 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,329,454since 1880
Andrew over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #73 | 4,497 |
| 2024 | #8,946 | 11 | #68 | 4,791 |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #65 | 4,812 |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #61 | 5,168 |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #57 | 5,623 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #52 | 6,068 |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | #46 | 6,815 |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | #43 | 7,315 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #40 | 8,290 |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | #34 | 9,437 |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | #30 | 10,147 |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | #22 | 11,189 |
| 2013 | #8,135 | 14 | #22 | 11,684 |
| 2012 | #6,110 | 21 | #18 | 12,643 |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | #16 | 13,297 |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | #14 | 14,269 |
| 2009 | #6,091 | 22 | #16 | 14,877 |
| 2008 | #4,882 | 30 | #12 | 16,779 |
| 2007 | #5,097 | 28 | #10 | 18,461 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | #7 | 19,733 |
| 2005 | #4,267 | 32 | #6 | 20,742 |
| 2004 | #1,871 | 101 | #6 | 21,717 |
| 2003 | #3,590 | 39 | #5 | 22,162 |
| 2002 | #3,978 | 32 | #6 | 22,037 |
| 2001 | #3,142 | 44 | #7 | 22,422 |
| 2000 | #3,070 | 45 | #7 | 23,658 |
| 1999 | #3,245 | 39 | #7 | 23,866 |
| 1998 | #2,614 | 52 | #9 | 23,664 |
| 1997 | #2,556 | 50 | #7 | 25,208 |
| 1996 | #2,714 | 45 | #10 | 25,244 |
| 1995 | #2,345 | 56 | #11 | 25,860 |
| 1994 | #2,124 | 64 | #10 | 26,019 |
| 1993 | #1,898 | 74 | #10 | 27,326 |
| 1992 | #1,537 | 101 | #5 | 30,542 |
| 1991 | #1,619 | 93 | #5 | 31,539 |
| 1990 | #1,479 | 105 | #7 | 33,673 |
| 1989 | #1,123 | 147 | #7 | 34,817 |
| 1988 | #844 | 213 | #5 | 35,745 |
| 1987 | #789 | 223 | #6 | 36,206 |
| 1986 | #792 | 212 | #8 | 33,858 |
| 1985 | #799 | 207 | #11 | 30,178 |
| 1984 | #953 | 152 | #14 | 25,916 |
| 1983 | #823 | 186 | #15 | 25,559 |
| 1982 | #942 | 158 | #17 | 22,833 |
| 1981 | #1,155 | 116 | #18 | 20,232 |
| 1980 | #1,337 | 94 | #19 | 19,730 |
| 1979 | #1,080 | 127 | #20 | 18,618 |
| 1978 | #1,386 | 84 | #22 | 16,720 |
| 1977 | #1,440 | 77 | #24 | 16,017 |
| 1976 | #1,694 | 57 | #27 | 13,301 |
| 1975 | #1,625 | 60 | #28 | 12,756 |
| 1974 | #1,646 | 56 | #28 | 11,778 |
| 1973 | #1,714 | 52 | #29 | 10,728 |
| 1972 | #1,856 | 45 | #30 | 10,111 |
| 1971 | #1,686 | 54 | #33 | 10,911 |
| 1970 | #1,755 | 51 | #32 | 11,989 |
| 1969 | #1,927 | 42 | #33 | 11,282 |
| 1968 | #1,491 | 58 | #34 | 10,563 |
| 1967 | #1,617 | 49 | #35 | 9,967 |
| 1966 | #1,568 | 51 | #36 | 10,235 |
| 1965 | #1,950 | 35 | #37 | 9,673 |
| 1964 | #1,892 | 39 | #37 | 10,494 |
| 1963 | #2,015 | 34 | #42 | 9,514 |
| 1962 | #1,889 | 37 | #49 | 8,697 |
| 1961 | #2,474 | 24 | #52 | 8,483 |
| 1960 | #2,432 | 24 | #51 | 8,201 |
| 1959 | #2,289 | 25 | #58 | 7,089 |
| 1958 | #1,985 | 31 | #55 | 7,115 |
| 1957 | #2,218 | 25 | #56 | 6,997 |
| 1956 | #2,389 | 22 | #56 | 6,603 |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | #66 | 6,012 |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 | #70 | 5,653 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | #68 | 5,626 |
| 1952 | #3,201 | 12 | #68 | 5,572 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | #69 | 5,373 |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 | #68 | 4,932 |
| 1949 | #2,069 | 22 | #75 | 4,513 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 | #77 | 4,305 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #82 | 4,346 |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 | #84 | 3,758 |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | #86 | 3,007 |
| 1944 | #2,199 | 16 | #81 | 3,056 |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | #79 | 3,352 |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 | #80 | 3,142 |
| 1941 | #2,272 | 14 | #82 | 2,708 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #84 | 2,431 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #84 | 2,440 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #82 | 2,411 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #79 | 2,405 |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 | #83 | 2,276 |
| 1935 | #1,917 | 17 | #85 | 2,291 |
| 1934 | #1,556 | 23 | #76 | 2,443 |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 | #76 | 2,344 |
| 1932 | #1,597 | 23 | #69 | 2,645 |
| 1931 | #1,336 | 30 | #65 | 2,714 |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 | #62 | 3,056 |
| 1929 | #1,419 | 29 | #59 | 3,076 |
| 1928 | #1,290 | 35 | #60 | 3,142 |
| 1927 | #1,362 | 35 | #56 | 3,437 |
| 1926 | #1,623 | 26 | #59 | 3,344 |
| 1925 | #2,378 | 15 | #56 | 3,617 |
| 1924 | #1,770 | 24 | #56 | 3,744 |
| 1923 | #1,672 | 25 | #53 | 3,748 |
| 1922 | #1,730 | 24 | #53 | 3,803 |
| 1921 | #2,195 | 17 | #51 | 4,015 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 | #49 | 4,026 |
| 1919 | #1,801 | 21 | #47 | 3,851 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | #46 | 4,138 |
| 1917 | #2,552 | 12 | #48 | 3,752 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #46 | 3,723 |
| 1915 | #1,622 | 21 | #46 | 3,573 |
| 1914 | #2,009 | 12 | #44 | 2,965 |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | #47 | 2,222 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #44 | 1,946 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #42 | 1,098 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #42 | 884 |
| 1909 | — | #38 | 766 | |
| 1908 | — | #39 | 722 | |
| 1907 | — | #40 | 708 | |
| 1906 | — | #41 | 611 | |
| 1905 | — | #40 | 619 | |
| 1904 | — | #43 | 546 | |
| 1903 | — | #42 | 550 | |
| 1902 | — | #42 | 558 | |
| 1901 | — | #40 | 479 | |
| 1900 | — | #37 | 718 | |
| 1899 | — | #36 | 578 | |
| 1898 | #1,098 | 10 | #38 | 611 |
| 1897 | — | #36 | 555 | |
| 1896 | — | #37 | 566 | |
| 1895 | — | #37 | 562 | |
| 1894 | — | #35 | 594 | |
| 1893 | — | #40 | 520 | |
| 1892 | — | #32 | 637 | |
| 1891 | — | #33 | 521 | |
| 1890 | — | #34 | 575 | |
| 1889 | — | #33 | 561 | |
| 1888 | — | #33 | 615 | |
| 1887 | — | #33 | 520 | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | #29 | 614 |
| 1885 | — | #30 | 599 | |
| 1884 | — | #29 | 616 | |
| 1883 | — | #24 | 623 | |
| 1882 | — | #24 | 673 | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | #24 | 588 |
| 1880 | — | #24 | 644 | |
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 1983
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Minnesota#3 · 1 in 34
- Wisconsin#4 · 1 in 36
- Nebraska#6 · 1 in 39
- Iowa#7 · 1 in 40
- Massachusetts#8 · 1 in 43
Best ever in a state: #1 in Nebraska, 1987.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #3 | 907 | 1 in 34 |
| Wisconsin | #4 | 927 | 1 in 36 |
| Nebraska | #6 | 306 | 1 in 39 |
| Iowa | #7 | 507 | 1 in 40 |
| Massachusetts | #8 | 851 | 1 in 43 |
| Oregon | #8 | 389 | 1 in 47 |
| Kansas | #9 | 355 | 1 in 50 |
| South Dakota | #9 | 116 | 1 in 46 |
| Washington | #9 | 590 | 1 in 53 |
| North Dakota | #10 | 108 | 1 in 53 |
| Vermont | #10 | 71 | 1 in 46 |
| Indiana | #11 | 757 | 1 in 50 |
| Maine | #11 | 153 | 1 in 47 |
| Michigan | #11 | 1,215 | 1 in 51 |
| Missouri | #12 | 668 | 1 in 54 |
| New York | #13 | 1,800 | 1 in 65 |
| Colorado | #14 | 411 | 1 in 61 |
| Idaho | #14 | 131 | 1 in 61 |
| Maryland | #14 | 447 | 1 in 58 |
| Montana | #14 | 101 | 1 in 57 |
| Ohio | #14 | 1,460 | 1 in 52 |
| Rhode Island | #14 | 107 | 1 in 53 |
| Alaska | #15 | 76 | 1 in 62 |
| California | #15 | 2,598 | 1 in 80 |
| Connecticut | #15 | 302 | 1 in 62 |
| District of Columbia | #15 | 116 | 1 in 65 |
| Illinois | #15 | 1,289 | 1 in 63 |
| Pennsylvania | #15 | 1,486 | 1 in 52 |
| Wyoming | #15 | 65 | 1 in 60 |
| Delaware | #16 | 63 | 1 in 62 |
| New Hampshire | #16 | 122 | 1 in 51 |
| New Jersey | #16 | 639 | 1 in 69 |
| New Mexico | #16 | 145 | 1 in 81 |
| Utah | #17 | 261 | 1 in 70 |
| Virginia | #17 | 564 | 1 in 62 |
| Arizona | #19 | 302 | 1 in 79 |
| Georgia | #19 | 444 | 1 in 91 |
| Florida | #20 | 719 | 1 in 95 |
| Kentucky | #20 | 317 | 1 in 81 |
| North Carolina | #20 | 425 | 1 in 89 |
| Tennessee | #20 | 391 | 1 in 81 |
| West Virginia | #20 | 181 | 1 in 69 |
| Texas | #21 | 1,293 | 1 in 110 |
| South Carolina | #23 | 207 | 1 in 100 |
| Hawaii | #24 | 75 | 1 in 97 |
| Nevada | #24 | 71 | 1 in 81 |
| Oklahoma | #24 | 262 | 1 in 96 |
| Alabama | #27 | 238 | 1 in 107 |
| Arkansas | #28 | 133 | 1 in 114 |
| Mississippi | #28 | 137 | 1 in 132 |
| Louisiana | #33 | 261 | 1 in 141 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1988 at #5 (35,745 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 20 yrs later
- Top 10: 21 yrs · run 1996–2007
- Top 100: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 21.4% of all boys named Andrew (285,074) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,053 | #24 (1882) | #28 |
| 1890s | 5,719 | #32 (1892) | #36 |
| 1900s | 6,277 | #37 (1900) | #40 |
| 1910s | 28,152 | #42 (1911) | #45 |
| 1920s | 35,952 | #49 (1920) | #55 |
| 1930s | 25,025 | #62 (1930) | #76 |
| 1940s | 34,618 | #75 (1949) | #81 |
| 1950s | 60,972 | #55 (1958) | #63 |
| 1960s | 97,109 | #33 (1969) | #41 |
| 1970s | 132,929 | #20 (1979) | #27 |
| 1980s | 285,074 | #5 (1988) | #12 |
| 1990s | 272,941 | #5 (1991) | #8 |
| 2000s | 202,588 | #5 (2003) | #8 |
| 2010s | 105,086 | #14 (2010) | #29 |
| 2020s | 30,959 | #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 1983
Top girls' names in 1983
Top boys' names in 1983
More about 1983
girls
1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 8,982 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 93.2% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #820Cecelia187
- #820Karyn187
- #820William187
- #823Andrew186
- #823Afton186
- #823Jeannine186
- #823Loni186
- #828Angelia185
- #828Annmarie185
- #828Jaimie185
Tied with 4 names at #823; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 70 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 99.8% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.