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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedAKMaine: #203 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,823 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedNHWashington: #169 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,106 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #209 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,476 boysNDMinnesota: #234 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,266 boysMNIllinois: #189 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,448 boysILWisconsin: #165 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,602 boysWIMichigan: #193 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,600 boysMINew York: #255 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 2,527 boysNYMassachusetts: #233 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,399 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedRIOregon: #178 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,129 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedNVWyoming: #131 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 564 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedSDIowa: #172 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,359 boysIAIndiana: #175 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,233 boysINOhio: #188 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,580 boysOHPennsylvania: #203 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 2,179 boysPANew Jersey: #224 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,301 boysNJConnecticut: #178 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,783 boysCTCalifornia: #168 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 984 boysCAUtah: #195 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,104 boysUTColorado: #184 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,067 boysCONebraska: #226 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,038 boysNEMissouri: #171 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,111 boysMOKentucky: #210 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,689 boysKYWest Virginia: #185 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,459 boysWVVirginia: #222 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,623 boysVAMaryland: #307 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,099 boysMDDelaware: #138 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 849 boysDEArizona: #127 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 548 boysAZNew Mexico: #98 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 392 boysNMKansas: #236 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,910 boysKSArkansas: #194 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,206 boysARTennessee: #185 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,234 boysTNNorth Carolina: #167 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 984 boysNCSouth Carolina: #192 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,182 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #284 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,978 boysDCOklahoma: #227 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,584 boysOKLouisiana: #327 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,813 boysLAMississippi: #187 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,075 boysMSAlabama: #189 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,050 boysALGeorgia: #156 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 846 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedHITexas: #234 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 1,278 boysTXFlorida: #184 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,166 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#98 · 1 in 392
  2. Arizona#127 · 1 in 548
  3. Wyoming#131 · 1 in 564
  4. Delaware#138 · 1 in 849
  5. Georgia#156 · 1 in 846

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#98351 in 392
Arizona#127311 in 548
Wyoming#13161 in 564
Delaware#13861 in 849
Georgia#156571 in 846
Wisconsin#165301 in 1,602
North Carolina#167531 in 984
California#1681891 in 984
Washington#169281 in 1,106
Missouri#171441 in 1,111
Iowa#172231 in 1,359
Indiana#175441 in 1,233
Connecticut#178151 in 1,783
Oregon#178161 in 1,129
Colorado#184201 in 1,067
Florida#184471 in 1,166
Tennessee#185321 in 1,234
West Virginia#185131 in 1,459
Mississippi#187251 in 1,075
Ohio#188711 in 1,580
Alabama#189361 in 1,050
Illinois#189801 in 1,448
South Carolina#192241 in 1,182
Michigan#193591 in 1,600
Arkansas#194161 in 1,206
Utah#195111 in 1,104
Maine#20361 in 1,823
Pennsylvania#203551 in 2,179
North Dakota#20951 in 1,476
Kentucky#210211 in 1,689
Virginia#222261 in 1,623
New Jersey#224271 in 2,301
Nebraska#22681 in 2,038
Oklahoma#227151 in 1,584
Massachusetts#233131 in 4,399
Minnesota#234131 in 3,266
Texas#234961 in 1,278
Kansas#236121 in 1,910
New York#255711 in 2,527
District of Columbia#28451 in 2,978
Maryland#30781 in 4,099
Louisiana#327151 in 2,813
Alaska———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———

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 1960

girls
#2,432
24 births · 1 in 84,248 girls
boys
#201
1,429 births · 1 in 1,492 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #2,432Andy24

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #201Andy1,429
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 84,248 of them was named Andy, which outranked 66.8% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #2,369Twanna25
  2. #2,369Vena25
  3. #2,369Wayne25
  4. #2,432Andy24
  5. #2,432Alaine24
  6. #2,432Andrew24
  7. #2,432Angella24
  8. #2,512Adrianna23
  9. #2,512Alita23
  10. #2,512America23

Tied with 79 names at #2,432; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 1,492 of them was named Andy, which outranked 95.6% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #198Floyd1,465
  2. #199Neil1,446
  3. #200Robin1,432
  4. #201Andy1,429
  5. #202Sean1,421
  6. #203Andre1,401
  7. #204Lewis1,398
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →