Andy

#4,460 for girls in 2025, 31 births · #565 for boys in 2025, 524 births
Given to boys 98.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1964 · 1,470 births
Debut · boys
58 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
94,185
since 1880

Andy over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Andy has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #193, 1964boys
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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#4,46031#565524
2024#4,38732#491630
2023#4,04736#501604
2022#3,89338#449689
2021#4,71928#466637
2020#5,16824#401757
2019#3,61142#377838
2018#4,07635#368884
2017#4,38432#377881
2016#5,13026#3271,060
2015#4,14435#3231,068
2014#7,30216#2851,270
2013#7,37216#2941,193
2012#8,20814#2741,273
2011#6,85518#2751,273
2010#7,88015#2351,481
2009#6,54420#2191,663
2008#5,57425#2121,816
2007#6,09322#2141,832
2006#5,90622#2041,904
2005#7,50015#2011,936
2004#12,7617#2041,799
2003#6,88516#2161,638
2002#5,25422#2071,730
2001#7,72413#2041,796
2000#8,02712#2081,711
1999#8,80510#2171,572
1998#7,10413#2231,447
1997#6,16315#2171,425
1996#8,8129#2321,292
1995#5,43917#2551,107
1994#7,09712#2541,137
1993#7,03812#2481,152
1992#6,00815#2471,164
1991#7,43011#2601,041
1990#6,46513#274957
1989#6,95511#275900
1988#5,59814#276837
1987#6,33511#269809
1986#7,1349#289718
1985#7,5638#275760
1984#5,22213#282740
1983#5,14813#251833
1982#5,91111#246927
1981#6,8049#237969
1980#5,24513#238967
1979#5,42712#2251,012
1978#5,56311#220970
1977#5,53211#223973
1976#6,6118#222914
1975#4,59313#221926
1974—#231897
1973#5,5809#253775
1972#4,79311#258772
1971#5,5439#262846
1970#4,76111#244953
1969#3,95813#238944
1968#4,48910#236907
1967#4,6259#232941
1966#4,4939#221997
1965#3,95211#2081,175
1964#3,37915#1931,470
1963#3,45814#2001,482
1962#4,01111#2061,419
1961#3,06017#2081,374
1960#2,43224#2011,429
1959#2,33924#2121,309
1958#2,75518#2291,136
1957#3,69611#244980
1956#5,9525#283673
1955#4,3768#304575
1954#4,6557#323500
1953—#326471
1952#5,5635#335424
1951#4,0118#331427
1950#3,42310#337402
1949#4,2357#320456
1948#4,2057#308487
1947#3,44810#319457
1946#3,4309#311429
1945#3,3888#319346
1944#3,6877#334329
1943—#329344
1942#4,1246#338323
1941—#348278
1940#3,8636#355257
1939#3,1458#349252
1938—#356243
1937—#352232
1936—#361224
1935#3,1568#365218
1934#3,8026#374211
1933—#355232
1932—#381217
1931#3,4977#358243
1930#4,5505#357257
1929—#352255
1928—#359258
1927—#326305
1926—#372245
1925#4,9735#374254
1924#4,4346#368266
1923#4,3766#345291
1922—#336303
1921—#335315
1920#4,9755#327314
1919#4,8145#334285
1918#4,2916#284361
1917#4,5945#307298
1916—#305291
1915—#305277
1914—#301225
1913—#333150
1912—#363113
1911—#34463
1910—#27876
1909—#31553
1908—#29056
1907—#28455
1906—#30445
1905—#32238
1904—#27746
1903—#27845
1902—#29142
1901—#30234
1900—#28154
1899—#26641
1898—#28840
1897—#24450
1896—#27045
1895—#28239
1894—#26144
1893—#24151
1892—#20473
1891—#20459
1890—#22653
1889—#24245
1888—#22660
1887—#21054
1886—#24349
1885—#21755
1884—#22755
1883—#24543
1882—#23151
1881—#19358
1880—#20958
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Andy was already there! It came in at #209, and was given to 58 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1906, when fewer than 47 boys a year got the name.

Where Andy is popular in 1951

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedNHWashington: #273 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,008 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #339 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 6,492 boysILWisconsin: #296 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,040 boysWIMichigan: #373 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,425 boysMINew York: #414 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 9,889 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #317 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,403 boysINOhio: #287 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,887 boysOHPennsylvania: #507 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 19,181 boysPANew Jersey: #300 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,074 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #260 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 2,699 boysCAUtah: #229 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,779 boysUTColorado: #292 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,415 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #298 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,426 boysMOKentucky: #218 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,934 boysKYWest Virginia: #313 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,059 boysWVVirginia: #421 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,546 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDEArizona: #177 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 961 boysAZNew Mexico: #110 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 489 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedKSArkansas: #261 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,446 boysARTennessee: #307 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,983 boysTNNorth Carolina: #272 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,644 boysNCSouth Carolina: #258 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,445 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #273 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,679 boysOKLouisiana: #509 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,441 boysLAMississippi: #241 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,947 boysMSAlabama: #236 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,036 boysALGeorgia: #286 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,807 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedHITexas: #308 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 2,428 boysTXFlorida: #360 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,739 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#110 · 1 in 489
  2. Arizona#177 · 1 in 961
  3. Kentucky#218 · 1 in 1,934
  4. Utah#229 · 1 in 1,779
  5. Alabama#236 · 1 in 2,036

Best ever in a state: #65 in New Mexico, 1942.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#110211 in 489
Arizona#177111 in 961
Kentucky#218191 in 1,934
Utah#22961 in 1,779
Alabama#236191 in 2,036
Mississippi#241151 in 1,947
South Carolina#258121 in 2,445
California#260481 in 2,699
Arkansas#26191 in 2,446
North Carolina#272201 in 2,644
Oklahoma#27391 in 2,679
Washington#27371 in 4,008
Georgia#286161 in 2,807
Ohio#287201 in 4,887
Colorado#29251 in 3,415
Wisconsin#29661 in 7,040
Missouri#298101 in 4,426
New Jersey#30071 in 7,074
Tennessee#307101 in 3,983
Texas#308451 in 2,428
West Virginia#31361 in 4,059
Indiana#31791 in 5,403
Illinois#339151 in 6,492
Florida#36071 in 4,739
Michigan#373101 in 8,425
New York#414161 in 9,889
Virginia#42161 in 6,546
Pennsylvania#50761 in 19,181
Louisiana#50951 in 7,441
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
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 Andy
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 74 spots since 2024 (#491 → #565)
  • 164 spots since 2020 (#401 → #565)
  • 242 spots since 2015 (#323 → #565)
  • Biggest jump: 46 spots in 1927 (#372 → #326)
  • Biggest drop: 74 spots in 2025 (#491 → #565)
Rise & fade · boys
84 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1964 at #193 (1,470 births)
  • Births halved by 1986, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,032
  • Highest: 1 in 1,032 boys born in 2005 were named Andy (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,260 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
  • Its best rank, #193 in 1964, was only 1 in 1,356 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 18.9% of all boys named Andy (17,825) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s528#193 (1881)#224
1890s495#204 (1892)#249
1900s468#277 (1904)#294
1910s2,139#278 (1910)#315
1920s2,806#326 (1927)#349
1930s2,329#349 (1939)#361
1940s3,706#308 (1948)#328
1950s6,897#212 (1959)#292
1960s12,138#193 (1964)#214
1970s9,038#220 (1978)#236
1980s8,460#237 (1981)#264
1990s12,294#217 (1999)#243
2000s17,825#201 (2005)#209
2010s11,221#235 (2010)#314
2020s3,841#401 (2020)#479

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.

Andy in 1951

girls
#4,011
8 births · 1 in 225,107 girls
boys
#331
427 births · 1 in 4,409 boys

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #4,011Andy8

Top boys' names in 1951

  1. #1James87,256
  2. #2Robert86,353
  3. #3John81,569
  4. #4Michael72,807
  5. #5David64,788
  6. #6William62,781
  7. #7Richard54,541
  8. #8Thomas48,275
  9. #9Charles39,406
  10. #10Gary38,160
  11. #331Andy427
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 225,107 of them was named Andy, which outranked 35.4% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #3,714Wynn9
  2. #3,714Zenaida9
  3. #3,714Zeta9
  4. #4,011Andy8
  5. #4,011Acquanette8
  6. #4,011Adel8
  7. #4,011Adriann8
  8. #4,385Adelene7
  9. #4,385Adonna7
  10. #4,385Adra7

Tied with 373 names at #4,011; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

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

boys

1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 4,409 of them was named Andy, which outranked 92.2% of the 4,253 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #328Unknown439
  2. #329Wilbur436
  3. #330Dallas435
  4. #331Andy427
  5. #332Percy424
  6. #333Dewey418
  7. #334Ivan415
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 428Kimberly#1,139 → #711
  2. ↑ 372Cole#1,364 → #992
  3. ↑ 357Wayland#1,272 → #915
  4. ↑ 354Ricki#1,139 → #785
  5. ↑ 346Lou#1,289 → #943
Fallers
  1. ↓ 944Jory#960 → #1,904
  2. ↓ 502Samual#960 → #1,462
  3. ↓ 426Carlyle#918 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 319Shaun#899 → #1,218
  5. ↓ 318Tex#977 → #1,295

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

See the top 100 for 1951 →