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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • 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: #393 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,480 boysWAIdaho: #227 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,536 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #223 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,872 boysMNIllinois: #369 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,559 boysILWisconsin: #201 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,268 boysWIMichigan: #300 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,747 boysMINew York: #243 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,770 boysNYMassachusetts: #218 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,492 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedRIOregon: #236 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,077 boysORNevada: #183 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,221 boysNVWyoming: #136 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 734 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedSDIowa: #164 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,438 boysIAIndiana: #295 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,437 boysINOhio: #232 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,469 boysOHPennsylvania: #264 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,294 boysPANew Jersey: #284 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,771 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #229 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 1,517 boysCAUtah: #317 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,936 boysUTColorado: #414 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,974 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #240 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,376 boysMOKentucky: #254 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,736 boysKYWest Virginia: #179 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,679 boysWVVirginia: #381 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,492 boysVAMaryland: #355 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,453 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDEArizona: #385 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,548 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedNMKansas: #261 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,491 boysKSArkansas: #218 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,518 boysARTennessee: #267 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,416 boysTNNorth Carolina: #340 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,554 boysNCSouth Carolina: #278 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,059 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #220 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,720 boysOKLouisiana: #275 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,708 boysLAMississippi: #252 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,622 boysMSAlabama: #317 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,817 boysALGeorgia: #358 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,474 boysGAHawaii: #257 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,409 boysHITexas: #262 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 1,661 boysTXFlorida: #292 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,297 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#136 · 1 in 734
  2. Iowa#164 · 1 in 1,438
  3. West Virginia#179 · 1 in 1,679
  4. Nevada#183 · 1 in 1,221
  5. Wisconsin#201 · 1 in 2,268

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#13651 in 734
Iowa#164141 in 1,438
West Virginia#17971 in 1,679
Nevada#18351 in 1,221
Wisconsin#201151 in 2,268
Arkansas#218101 in 1,518
Massachusetts#218151 in 2,492
Oklahoma#220141 in 1,720
Minnesota#223111 in 2,872
Idaho#22751 in 1,536
California#2291401 in 1,517
Ohio#232311 in 2,469
Oregon#23691 in 2,077
Missouri#240151 in 2,376
New York#243661 in 1,770
Mississippi#252111 in 1,622
Kentucky#25491 in 2,736
Hawaii#25751 in 1,409
Kansas#26171 in 2,491
Texas#262861 in 1,661
Pennsylvania#264231 in 3,294
Tennessee#267131 in 2,416
Louisiana#275211 in 1,708
South Carolina#278101 in 2,059
New Jersey#284161 in 2,771
Florida#292311 in 2,297
Indiana#295111 in 3,437
Michigan#300171 in 3,747
Alabama#31791 in 2,817
Utah#31761 in 2,936
North Carolina#340111 in 3,554
Maryland#35561 in 4,453
Georgia#358121 in 3,474
Illinois#369231 in 3,559
Virginia#38181 in 4,492
Arizona#38571 in 3,548
Washington#39371 in 4,480
Colorado#41451 in 4,974
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Maine———
Montana———
Nebraska———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
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 1984

girls
#5,222
13 births · 1 in 129,524 girls
boys
#282
740 births · 1 in 2,439 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #5,222Andy13

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #282Andy740
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 129,524 of them was named Andy, which outranked 57.1% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #4,966Yana14
  2. #4,966Yuki14
  3. #4,966Zuleika14
  4. #5,222Andy13
  5. #5,222Aixa13
  6. #5,222Alandra13
  7. #5,222Alessia13
  8. #5,539Abbigale12
  9. #5,539Adel12
  10. #5,539Adi12

Tied with 316 names at #5,222; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 2,439 of them was named Andy, which outranked 96.2% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #279Lorenzo744
  2. #280Joey742
  3. #281Darnell741
  4. #282Andy740
  5. #283Branden735
  6. #284Clarence732
  7. #285Ethan728
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →