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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #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 2009

  • 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: #253 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,155 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: #286 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,460 boysMNIllinois: #233 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,209 boysILWisconsin: #311 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,688 boysWIMichigan: #550 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,797 boysMINew York: #124 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 630 boysNYMassachusetts: #181 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 941 boysMARhode Island: #172 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 704 boysRIOregon: #294 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,288 boysORNevada: #169 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 653 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedSDIowa: #265 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,130 boysIAIndiana: #361 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,077 boysINOhio: #465 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,298 boysOHPennsylvania: #276 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,679 boysPANew Jersey: #165 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 910 boysNJConnecticut: #208 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,092 boysCTCalifornia: #138 for boys · 402 births · 1 in 602 boysCAUtah: #377 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,915 boysUTColorado: #305 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,437 boysCONebraska: #406 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,075 boysNEMissouri: #400 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,390 boysMOKentucky: #338 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,130 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #200 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 980 boysVAMaryland: #233 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,198 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDEArizona: #246 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,109 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedNMKansas: #285 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,288 boysKSArkansas: #214 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 884 boysARTennessee: #327 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,816 boysTNNorth Carolina: #211 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,035 boysNCSouth Carolina: #274 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,356 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #88 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 283 boysDCOklahoma: #335 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,532 boysOKLouisiana: #393 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,926 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedMSAlabama: #305 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,611 boysALGeorgia: #181 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 831 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedHITexas: #211 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 956 boysTXFlorida: #213 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 1,108 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#88 · 1 in 283
  2. New York#124 · 1 in 630
  3. California#138 · 1 in 602
  4. New Jersey#165 · 1 in 910
  5. Nevada#169 · 1 in 653

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#88151 in 283
New York#1241711 in 630
California#1384021 in 602
New Jersey#165491 in 910
Nevada#169221 in 653
Rhode Island#17261 in 704
Georgia#181711 in 831
Massachusetts#181331 in 941
Virginia#200431 in 980
Connecticut#208141 in 1,092
North Carolina#211521 in 1,035
Texas#2111951 in 956
Florida#213861 in 1,108
Arkansas#214171 in 884
Illinois#233601 in 1,209
Maryland#233241 in 1,198
Arizona#246361 in 1,109
Washington#253321 in 1,155
Iowa#265141 in 1,130
South Carolina#274161 in 1,356
Pennsylvania#276371 in 1,679
Kansas#285131 in 1,288
Minnesota#286201 in 1,460
Oregon#294151 in 1,288
Alabama#305151 in 1,611
Colorado#305201 in 1,437
Wisconsin#311171 in 1,688
Tennessee#327201 in 1,816
Oklahoma#335141 in 1,532
Kentucky#338111 in 2,130
Indiana#361181 in 2,077
Utah#377121 in 1,915
Louisiana#393131 in 1,926
Missouri#400141 in 2,390
Nebraska#40651 in 2,075
Ohio#465191 in 3,298
Michigan#550131 in 3,797
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Mississippi———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
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 2009

girls
#6,544
20 births · 1 in 91,856 girls
boys
#219
1,663 births · 1 in 1,193 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #6,544Andy20

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #219Andy1,663
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 91,856 of them was named Andy, which outranked 67.6% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #6,317Zyaira21
  2. #6,317Zyan21
  3. #6,317Zyanya21
  4. #6,544Andy20
  5. #6,544Aaleah20
  6. #6,544Aaralynn20
  7. #6,544Aarohi20
  8. #6,811Abrar19
  9. #6,811Abri19
  10. #6,811Adama19

Tied with 266 names at #6,544; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

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

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 1,193 of them was named Andy, which outranked 98.5% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #216Jeffrey1,719
  2. #217Spencer1,696
  3. #218Braylon1,695
  4. #219Andy1,663
  5. #220Raymond1,650
  6. #221Andre1,647
  7. #222Ty1,642
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

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

See the top 100 for 2009 →