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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #113 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 450 boysAKMaine: 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: #186 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,370 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: #233 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,408 boysMNIllinois: #232 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 2,234 boysILWisconsin: #193 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,331 boysWIMichigan: #237 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,599 boysMINew York: #269 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 3,014 boysNYMassachusetts: #240 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,207 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedRIOregon: #182 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,297 boysORNevada: 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: #172 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,449 boysIAIndiana: #211 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,028 boysINOhio: #198 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,760 boysOHPennsylvania: #280 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 4,402 boysPANew Jersey: #217 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,439 boysNJConnecticut: #232 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,313 boysCTCalifornia: #204 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 1,409 boysCAUtah: #196 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,300 boysUTColorado: #151 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 866 boysCONebraska: #217 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,966 boysNEMissouri: #212 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,736 boysMOKentucky: #269 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,762 boysKYWest Virginia: #239 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,389 boysWVVirginia: #251 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,070 boysVAMaryland: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,015 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDEArizona: #158 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 770 boysAZNew Mexico: #102 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 458 boysNMKansas: #182 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,171 boysKSArkansas: #202 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,317 boysARTennessee: #178 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,217 boysTNNorth Carolina: #203 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,418 boysNCSouth Carolina: #199 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,262 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #192 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,245 boysOKLouisiana: #270 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,941 boysLAMississippi: #204 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,287 boysMSAlabama: #225 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,530 boysALGeorgia: #174 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 969 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedHITexas: #232 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 1,318 boysTXFlorida: #204 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,360 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#102 · 1 in 458
  2. Alaska#113 · 1 in 450
  3. Colorado#151 · 1 in 866
  4. Arizona#158 · 1 in 770
  5. Iowa#172 · 1 in 1,449

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#102281 in 458
Alaska#11371 in 450
Colorado#151241 in 866
Arizona#158201 in 770
Iowa#172211 in 1,449
Georgia#174501 in 969
Tennessee#178331 in 1,217
Kansas#182201 in 1,171
Oregon#182131 in 1,297
Washington#186231 in 1,370
Oklahoma#192191 in 1,245
Wisconsin#193201 in 2,331
Utah#19691 in 1,300
Ohio#198651 in 1,760
South Carolina#199231 in 1,262
Arkansas#202151 in 1,317
North Carolina#203371 in 1,418
California#2041241 in 1,409
Florida#204381 in 1,360
Mississippi#204211 in 1,287
Indiana#211271 in 2,028
Missouri#212281 in 1,736
Nebraska#21781 in 1,966
New Jersey#217251 in 2,439
Alabama#225251 in 1,530
Connecticut#23281 in 3,313
Illinois#232511 in 2,234
Texas#232931 in 1,318
Minnesota#233121 in 3,408
Michigan#237381 in 2,599
West Virginia#23991 in 2,389
Massachusetts#240111 in 5,207
Virginia#251211 in 2,070
Kentucky#269131 in 2,762
New York#269601 in 3,014
Louisiana#270221 in 1,941
Pennsylvania#280281 in 4,402
Maryland#29381 in 4,015
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
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 1958

girls
#2,755
18 births · 1 in 111,757 girls
boys
#229
1,136 births · 1 in 1,868 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #2,755Andy18

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #229Andy1,136
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 111,757 of them was named Andy, which outranked 60.8% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #2,663Yvonna19
  2. #2,663Zoila19
  3. #2,663Zora19
  4. #2,755Andy18
  5. #2,755Abbey18
  6. #2,755Alesa18
  7. #2,755Angelene18
  8. #2,862Alayne17
  9. #2,862Alvena17
  10. #2,862Audra17

Tied with 106 names at #2,755; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,868 of them was named Andy, which outranked 94.9% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #225Timmy1,177
  2. #227Neal1,157
  3. #228Wade1,148
  4. #229Andy1,136
  5. #229Arnold1,136
  6. #231Lance1,133
  7. #232Clayton1,127
  8. #233Andre1,116

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →