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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202008peak #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 2008

  • 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: #270 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,284 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #234 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,105 boysMNIllinois: #173 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 821 boysILWisconsin: #423 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,669 boysWIMichigan: #435 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,856 boysMINew York: #128 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 596 boysNYMassachusetts: #209 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,232 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedRIOregon: #284 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,184 boysORNevada: #173 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 656 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedSDIowa: #295 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,373 boysIAIndiana: #455 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,945 boysINOhio: #340 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,148 boysOHPennsylvania: #394 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,777 boysPANew Jersey: #153 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 800 boysNJConnecticut: #184 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 950 boysCTCalifornia: #128 for boys · 466 births · 1 in 545 boysCAUtah: #254 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,129 boysUTColorado: #263 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,187 boysCONebraska: #356 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,723 boysNEMissouri: #424 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,655 boysMOKentucky: #248 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,389 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #231 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,302 boysVAMaryland: #170 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 831 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDEArizona: #236 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,059 boysAZNew Mexico: #301 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,395 boysNMKansas: #299 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,301 boysKSArkansas: #327 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,690 boysARTennessee: #268 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,451 boysTNNorth Carolina: #235 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,161 boysNCSouth Carolina: #233 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,150 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #154 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 530 boysDCOklahoma: #365 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,786 boysOKLouisiana: #487 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,515 boysLAMississippi: #359 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,748 boysMSAlabama: #353 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,931 boysALGeorgia: #236 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,154 boysGAHawaii: #222 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 834 boysHITexas: #206 for boys · 208 births · 1 in 910 boysTXFlorida: #168 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 824 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#128 · 1 in 545
  2. New York#128 · 1 in 596
  3. New Jersey#153 · 1 in 800
  4. District of Columbia#154 · 1 in 530
  5. Florida#168 · 1 in 824

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#1284661 in 545
New York#1281831 in 596
New Jersey#153571 in 800
District of Columbia#15481 in 530
Florida#1681221 in 824
Maryland#170361 in 831
Illinois#173911 in 821
Nevada#173231 in 656
Connecticut#184171 in 950
Texas#2062081 in 910
Massachusetts#209261 in 1,232
Hawaii#22261 in 834
Virginia#231331 in 1,302
South Carolina#233201 in 1,150
Minnesota#234271 in 1,105
North Carolina#235481 in 1,161
Arizona#236411 in 1,059
Georgia#236531 in 1,154
Kentucky#248171 in 1,389
Utah#254211 in 1,129
Colorado#263251 in 1,187
Tennessee#268261 in 1,451
Washington#270291 in 1,284
Oregon#284171 in 1,184
Iowa#295121 in 1,373
Kansas#299131 in 1,301
New Mexico#30181 in 1,395
Arkansas#32791 in 1,690
Ohio#340301 in 2,148
Alabama#353131 in 1,931
Nebraska#35661 in 1,723
Mississippi#35991 in 1,748
Oklahoma#365121 in 1,786
Pennsylvania#394231 in 2,777
Wisconsin#423111 in 2,669
Missouri#424131 in 2,655
Michigan#435181 in 2,856
Indiana#455131 in 2,945
Louisiana#487101 in 2,515
Alaska———
Delaware———
Idaho———
Maine———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
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 2008

girls
#5,574
25 births · 1 in 75,638 girls
boys
#212
1,816 births · 1 in 1,123 boys

Top girls' names in 2008

  1. #1Emma18,830
  2. #2Isabella18,629
  3. #3Emily17,448
  4. #4Olivia17,088
  5. #5Ava17,051
  6. #6Madison17,047
  7. #7Sophia16,091
  8. #8Abigail15,088
  9. #9Elizabeth12,027
  10. #10Chloe11,836
  11. #5,574Andy25

Top boys' names in 2008

  1. #1Jacob22,621
  2. #2Michael20,652
  3. #3Ethan20,223
  4. #4Joshua19,231
  5. #5Daniel19,032
  6. #6Alexander18,711
  7. #7Anthony18,417
  8. #8William18,403
  9. #9Christopher17,966
  10. #10Matthew17,604
  11. #212Andy1,816
More about 2008

girls

1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 75,638 of them was named Andy, which outranked 72.8% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #5,434Zaya26
  2. #5,434Zissy26
  3. #5,434Zuriel26
  4. #5,574Andy25
  5. #5,574Adisen25
  6. #5,574Adna25
  7. #5,574Adrien25
  8. #5,750Aamira24
  9. #5,750Aamirah24
  10. #5,750Abagale24

Tied with 175 names at #5,574; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,375Dayami#10,129 → #754
  2. ↑ 4,524Allisson#4,944 → #420
  3. ↑ 1,019Alisson#1,804 → #785
  4. ↑ 851Milagros#1,579 → #728
  5. ↑ 807Mareli#1,530 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Kelis#968 → #1,359
  2. ↓ 390Joselin#755 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 378Tyra#947 → #1,325
  4. ↓ 363Montana#932 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 337Allyssa#988 → #1,325

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

boys

2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 1,123 of them was named Andy, which outranked 98.6% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #209Sergio1,853
  2. #210Israel1,832
  3. #211Lincoln1,818
  4. #212Andy1,816
  5. #213Erik1,795
  6. #214Donovan1,786
  7. #215Raymond1,780
Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,801Urijah#3,687 → #886
  2. ↑ 1,035Jadiel#1,912 → #877
  3. ↑ 790Aaden#1,132 → #342
  4. ↑ 676Chace#1,337 → #661
  5. ↑ 500Marley#1,263 → #763
Fallers
  1. ↓ 688Kelan#977 → #1,665
  2. ↓ 286Talen#990 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 281Nery#901 → #1,182
  4. ↓ 250Kellan#883 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 250Efren#977 → #1,227

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

See the top 100 for 2008 →