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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #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 1975

  • 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: #170 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,221 boysWAIdaho: #161 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 848 boysIDMontana: #166 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 998 boysMTNorth Dakota: #144 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 950 boysNDMinnesota: #152 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,415 boysMNIllinois: #279 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,174 boysILWisconsin: #146 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,143 boysWIMichigan: #212 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,875 boysMINew York: #232 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,787 boysNYMassachusetts: #228 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,756 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedRIOregon: #153 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 982 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: #121 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 853 boysIAIndiana: #180 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,400 boysINOhio: #187 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,563 boysOHPennsylvania: #249 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,759 boysPANew Jersey: #318 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,176 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #239 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 1,568 boysCAUtah: #203 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,445 boysUTColorado: #184 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,097 boysCONebraska: #181 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,533 boysNEMissouri: #226 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,934 boysMOKentucky: #173 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,238 boysKYWest Virginia: #180 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,447 boysWVVirginia: #307 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,804 boysVAMaryland: #264 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,588 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDEArizona: #192 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 970 boysAZNew Mexico: #229 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,098 boysNMKansas: #212 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,635 boysKSArkansas: #171 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 992 boysARTennessee: #186 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,254 boysTNNorth Carolina: #200 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,305 boysNCSouth Carolina: #215 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,320 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #158 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,037 boysOKLouisiana: #247 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,371 boysLAMississippi: #258 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,660 boysMSAlabama: #207 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,274 boysALGeorgia: #209 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,301 boysGAHawaii: #248 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,208 boysHITexas: #225 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 1,217 boysTXFlorida: #299 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,284 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#121 · 1 in 853
  2. North Dakota#144 · 1 in 950
  3. Wisconsin#146 · 1 in 1,143
  4. Minnesota#152 · 1 in 1,415
  5. Oregon#153 · 1 in 982

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#121231 in 853
North Dakota#14451 in 950
Wisconsin#146271 in 1,143
Minnesota#152191 in 1,415
Oregon#153161 in 982
Oklahoma#158181 in 1,037
Idaho#16181 in 848
Montana#16651 in 998
Washington#170191 in 1,221
Arkansas#171151 in 992
Kentucky#173211 in 1,238
Indiana#180281 in 1,400
West Virginia#18091 in 1,447
Nebraska#18171 in 1,533
Colorado#184171 in 1,097
Tennessee#186241 in 1,254
Ohio#187491 in 1,563
Arizona#192181 in 970
North Carolina#200281 in 1,305
Utah#203101 in 1,445
Alabama#207201 in 1,274
Georgia#209281 in 1,301
Kansas#21291 in 1,635
Michigan#212331 in 1,875
South Carolina#215151 in 1,320
Texas#225881 in 1,217
Missouri#226171 in 1,934
Massachusetts#228121 in 2,756
New Mexico#22981 in 1,098
New York#232631 in 1,787
California#239971 in 1,568
Louisiana#247221 in 1,371
Hawaii#24851 in 1,208
Pennsylvania#249261 in 2,759
Mississippi#258111 in 1,660
Maryland#26481 in 2,588
Illinois#279361 in 2,174
Florida#299211 in 2,284
Virginia#307111 in 2,804
New Jersey#318131 in 3,176
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Maine———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
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 1975

girls
#4,593
13 births · 1 in 112,143 girls
boys
#221
926 births · 1 in 1,686 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #4,593Andy13

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #221Andy926
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 112,143 of them was named Andy, which outranked 56.7% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #4,370Unique14
  2. #4,370Wynetta14
  3. #4,370Xavier14
  4. #4,593Andy13
  5. #4,593Adrain13
  6. #4,593Adrienna13
  7. #4,593Akina13
  8. #4,854Abbi12
  9. #4,854Adrean12
  10. #4,854Adrien12

Tied with 260 names at #4,593; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 1,686 of them was named Andy, which outranked 96.5% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #218Greg952
  2. #219Alfred949
  3. #220Jody939
  4. #221Andy926
  5. #221Armando926
  6. #223Fernando914
  7. #224Byron913
  8. #225Clarence909

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

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →