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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #166 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 898 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: #228 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,976 boysWAIdaho: #179 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,170 boysIDMontana: #180 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,189 boysMTNorth Dakota: #156 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,209 boysNDMinnesota: #229 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,978 boysMNIllinois: #331 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,106 boysILWisconsin: #159 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,507 boysWIMichigan: #225 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,163 boysMINew York: #181 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 1,260 boysNYMassachusetts: #249 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,297 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedRIOregon: #258 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,387 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #164 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,070 boysSDIowa: #208 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,363 boysIAIndiana: #215 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,202 boysINOhio: #218 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,136 boysOHPennsylvania: #264 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,253 boysPANew Jersey: #332 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,384 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #218 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 1,393 boysCAUtah: #189 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,372 boysUTColorado: #386 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,187 boysCONebraska: #146 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,104 boysNEMissouri: #228 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,042 boysMOKentucky: #168 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,340 boysKYWest Virginia: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,538 boysWVVirginia: #290 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,712 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDEArizona: #286 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,146 boysAZNew Mexico: #301 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,929 boysNMKansas: #203 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,626 boysKSArkansas: #183 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,182 boysARTennessee: #214 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,631 boysTNNorth Carolina: #157 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,069 boysNCSouth Carolina: #225 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,401 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #179 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,230 boysOKLouisiana: #234 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,400 boysLAMississippi: #251 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,604 boysMSAlabama: #325 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,895 boysALGeorgia: #232 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,560 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedHITexas: #255 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 1,638 boysTXFlorida: #306 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,447 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#146 · 1 in 1,104
  2. North Dakota#156 · 1 in 1,209
  3. North Carolina#157 · 1 in 1,069
  4. Wisconsin#159 · 1 in 1,507
  5. South Dakota#164 · 1 in 1,070

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#146111 in 1,104
North Dakota#15651 in 1,209
North Carolina#157361 in 1,069
Wisconsin#159231 in 1,507
South Dakota#16451 in 1,070
Alaska#16651 in 898
Kentucky#168201 in 1,340
Idaho#17971 in 1,170
Oklahoma#179211 in 1,230
Montana#18051 in 1,189
New York#181921 in 1,260
Arkansas#183131 in 1,182
Utah#189141 in 1,372
Kansas#203111 in 1,626
Iowa#20891 in 2,363
Tennessee#214201 in 1,631
Indiana#215181 in 2,202
California#2181471 in 1,393
Ohio#218371 in 2,136
West Virginia#22251 in 2,538
Michigan#225301 in 2,163
South Carolina#225151 in 1,401
Missouri#228181 in 2,042
Washington#228161 in 1,976
Minnesota#229111 in 2,978
Georgia#232261 in 1,560
Louisiana#234271 in 1,400
Massachusetts#249111 in 3,297
Mississippi#251121 in 1,604
Texas#255881 in 1,638
Oregon#25881 in 2,387
Pennsylvania#264241 in 3,253
Arizona#286111 in 2,146
Virginia#290131 in 2,712
New Mexico#30161 in 1,929
Florida#306271 in 2,447
Alabama#32591 in 2,895
Illinois#331271 in 3,106
New Jersey#332131 in 3,384
Colorado#38661 in 4,187
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Maryland———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
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 1982

girls
#5,911
11 births · 1 in 153,939 girls
boys
#246
927 births · 1 in 1,957 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #5,911Andy11

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #246Andy927
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 153,939 of them was named Andy, which outranked 52.1% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #5,534Zelda12
  2. #5,534Zipporah12
  3. #5,534Zita12
  4. #5,911Andy11
  5. #5,911Aaryn11
  6. #5,911Adair11
  7. #5,911Addy11
  8. #6,371Abraham10
  9. #6,371Aditi10
  10. #6,371Adrienna10

Tied with 459 names at #5,911; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 1,957 of them was named Andy, which outranked 96.7% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #243Ralph949
  2. #244Taylor948
  3. #245Chase938
  4. #246Andy927
  5. #246Clint927
  6. #246Spencer927
  7. #249Nicolas893
  8. #250Andres889
  9. #251Earl883

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

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →