Andy
#4,460 for girls in 2025, 31 births · #565 for boys in 2025, 524 births
Given to boys 98.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1964 · 1,470 births
- Debut · boys
- 58 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 94,185since 1880
Andy over time
Rank among boys' names. Andy has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #4,460 | 31 | #565 | 524 |
| 2024 | #4,387 | 32 | #491 | 630 |
| 2023 | #4,047 | 36 | #501 | 604 |
| 2022 | #3,893 | 38 | #449 | 689 |
| 2021 | #4,719 | 28 | #466 | 637 |
| 2020 | #5,168 | 24 | #401 | 757 |
| 2019 | #3,611 | 42 | #377 | 838 |
| 2018 | #4,076 | 35 | #368 | 884 |
| 2017 | #4,384 | 32 | #377 | 881 |
| 2016 | #5,130 | 26 | #327 | 1,060 |
| 2015 | #4,144 | 35 | #323 | 1,068 |
| 2014 | #7,302 | 16 | #285 | 1,270 |
| 2013 | #7,372 | 16 | #294 | 1,193 |
| 2012 | #8,208 | 14 | #274 | 1,273 |
| 2011 | #6,855 | 18 | #275 | 1,273 |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | #235 | 1,481 |
| 2009 | #6,544 | 20 | #219 | 1,663 |
| 2008 | #5,574 | 25 | #212 | 1,816 |
| 2007 | #6,093 | 22 | #214 | 1,832 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | #204 | 1,904 |
| 2005 | #7,500 | 15 | #201 | 1,936 |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #204 | 1,799 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | #216 | 1,638 |
| 2002 | #5,254 | 22 | #207 | 1,730 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #204 | 1,796 |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #208 | 1,711 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #217 | 1,572 |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | #223 | 1,447 |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | #217 | 1,425 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #232 | 1,292 |
| 1995 | #5,439 | 17 | #255 | 1,107 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #254 | 1,137 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #248 | 1,152 |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | #247 | 1,164 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #260 | 1,041 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #274 | 957 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #275 | 900 |
| 1988 | #5,598 | 14 | #276 | 837 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | #269 | 809 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #289 | 718 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #275 | 760 |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 | #282 | 740 |
| 1983 | #5,148 | 13 | #251 | 833 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #246 | 927 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #237 | 969 |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #238 | 967 |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 | #225 | 1,012 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #220 | 970 |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | #223 | 973 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #222 | 914 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #221 | 926 |
| 1974 | — | #231 | 897 | |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | #253 | 775 |
| 1972 | #4,793 | 11 | #258 | 772 |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | #262 | 846 |
| 1970 | #4,761 | 11 | #244 | 953 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 | #238 | 944 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | #236 | 907 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #232 | 941 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #221 | 997 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #208 | 1,175 |
| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 | #193 | 1,470 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #200 | 1,482 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #206 | 1,419 |
| 1961 | #3,060 | 17 | #208 | 1,374 |
| 1960 | #2,432 | 24 | #201 | 1,429 |
| 1959 | #2,339 | 24 | #212 | 1,309 |
| 1958 | #2,755 | 18 | #229 | 1,136 |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #244 | 980 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #283 | 673 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #304 | 575 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #323 | 500 |
| 1953 | — | #326 | 471 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #335 | 424 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #331 | 427 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #337 | 402 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #320 | 456 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #308 | 487 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | #319 | 457 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 | #311 | 429 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #319 | 346 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #334 | 329 |
| 1943 | — | #329 | 344 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #338 | 323 |
| 1941 | — | #348 | 278 | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #355 | 257 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #349 | 252 |
| 1938 | — | #356 | 243 | |
| 1937 | — | #352 | 232 | |
| 1936 | — | #361 | 224 | |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #365 | 218 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #374 | 211 |
| 1933 | — | #355 | 232 | |
| 1932 | — | #381 | 217 | |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #358 | 243 |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #357 | 257 |
| 1929 | — | #352 | 255 | |
| 1928 | — | #359 | 258 | |
| 1927 | — | #326 | 305 | |
| 1926 | — | #372 | 245 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #374 | 254 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #368 | 266 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #345 | 291 |
| 1922 | — | #336 | 303 | |
| 1921 | — | #335 | 315 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #327 | 314 |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #334 | 285 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #284 | 361 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #307 | 298 |
| 1916 | — | #305 | 291 | |
| 1915 | — | #305 | 277 | |
| 1914 | — | #301 | 225 | |
| 1913 | — | #333 | 150 | |
| 1912 | — | #363 | 113 | |
| 1911 | — | #344 | 63 | |
| 1910 | — | #278 | 76 | |
| 1909 | — | #315 | 53 | |
| 1908 | — | #290 | 56 | |
| 1907 | — | #284 | 55 | |
| 1906 | — | #304 | 45 | |
| 1905 | — | #322 | 38 | |
| 1904 | — | #277 | 46 | |
| 1903 | — | #278 | 45 | |
| 1902 | — | #291 | 42 | |
| 1901 | — | #302 | 34 | |
| 1900 | — | #281 | 54 | |
| 1899 | — | #266 | 41 | |
| 1898 | — | #288 | 40 | |
| 1897 | — | #244 | 50 | |
| 1896 | — | #270 | 45 | |
| 1895 | — | #282 | 39 | |
| 1894 | — | #261 | 44 | |
| 1893 | — | #241 | 51 | |
| 1892 | — | #204 | 73 | |
| 1891 | — | #204 | 59 | |
| 1890 | — | #226 | 53 | |
| 1889 | — | #242 | 45 | |
| 1888 | — | #226 | 60 | |
| 1887 | — | #210 | 54 | |
| 1886 | — | #243 | 49 | |
| 1885 | — | #217 | 55 | |
| 1884 | — | #227 | 55 | |
| 1883 | — | #245 | 43 | |
| 1882 | — | #231 | 51 | |
| 1881 | — | #193 | 58 | |
| 1880 | — | #209 | 58 | |
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Iowa#123 · 1 in 843
- Wisconsin#134 · 1 in 1,108
- Oklahoma#138 · 1 in 902
- Tennessee#144 · 1 in 912
- Indiana#145 · 1 in 1,156
Best ever in a state: #65 in New Mexico, 1942.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #123 | 25 | 1 in 843 |
| Wisconsin | #134 | 29 | 1 in 1,108 |
| Oklahoma | #138 | 22 | 1 in 902 |
| Tennessee | #144 | 35 | 1 in 912 |
| Indiana | #145 | 34 | 1 in 1,156 |
| North Carolina | #148 | 44 | 1 in 845 |
| Oregon | #151 | 17 | 1 in 1,065 |
| Idaho | #158 | 8 | 1 in 996 |
| Washington | #159 | 22 | 1 in 1,217 |
| Nebraska | #160 | 9 | 1 in 1,289 |
| Utah | #162 | 15 | 1 in 1,191 |
| Kentucky | #165 | 21 | 1 in 1,300 |
| West Virginia | #166 | 10 | 1 in 1,366 |
| Georgia | #171 | 38 | 1 in 994 |
| Missouri | #177 | 25 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Ohio | #178 | 50 | 1 in 1,541 |
| New Mexico | #180 | 12 | 1 in 841 |
| Arkansas | #192 | 12 | 1 in 1,228 |
| Arizona | #199 | 17 | 1 in 1,117 |
| Minnesota | #201 | 13 | 1 in 2,266 |
| Louisiana | #215 | 27 | 1 in 1,224 |
| Mississippi | #216 | 15 | 1 in 1,231 |
| Alabama | #218 | 17 | 1 in 1,518 |
| California | #225 | 117 | 1 in 1,444 |
| Texas | #247 | 76 | 1 in 1,515 |
| New York | #250 | 58 | 1 in 1,901 |
| Massachusetts | #252 | 10 | 1 in 3,315 |
| Michigan | #260 | 23 | 1 in 2,793 |
| Virginia | #261 | 15 | 1 in 2,135 |
| Illinois | #265 | 37 | 1 in 2,146 |
| Colorado | #267 | 9 | 1 in 2,237 |
| Florida | #275 | 26 | 1 in 1,962 |
| Kansas | #301 | 5 | 1 in 3,116 |
| Pennsylvania | #325 | 17 | 1 in 4,316 |
| New Jersey | #338 | 12 | 1 in 3,449 |
| South Carolina | #394 | 6 | 1 in 3,411 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1964 at #193 (1,470 births)
- Births halved by 1986, 22 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 18.9% of all boys named Andy (17,825) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 528 | #193 (1881) | #224 |
| 1890s | 495 | #204 (1892) | #249 |
| 1900s | 468 | #277 (1904) | #294 |
| 1910s | 2,139 | #278 (1910) | #315 |
| 1920s | 2,806 | #326 (1927) | #349 |
| 1930s | 2,329 | #349 (1939) | #361 |
| 1940s | 3,706 | #308 (1948) | #328 |
| 1950s | 6,897 | #212 (1959) | #292 |
| 1960s | 12,138 | #193 (1964) | #214 |
| 1970s | 9,038 | #220 (1978) | #236 |
| 1980s | 8,460 | #237 (1981) | #264 |
| 1990s | 12,294 | #217 (1999) | #243 |
| 2000s | 17,825 | #201 (2005) | #209 |
| 2010s | 11,221 | #235 (2010) | #314 |
| 2020s | 3,841 | #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 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 139,260 of them was named Andy, which outranked 51.5% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,214Yoland12
- #5,214Zainab12
- #5,214Zita12
- #5,563Andy11
- #5,563Abeni11
- #5,563Abril11
- #5,563Adair11
- #5,958Aaryn10
- #5,958Abraham10
- #5,958Adora10
Tied with 394 names at #5,563; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 1,693 of them was named Andy, which outranked 96.7% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.