Andrew
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #73 for boys in 2025, 4,497 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1988 · 35,745 births
- Debut · boys
- 644 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 146 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,329,454since 1880
Andrew over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #13,208 | 6 | #73 | 4,497 |
| 2024 | #8,946 | 11 | #68 | 4,791 |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #65 | 4,812 |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #61 | 5,168 |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #57 | 5,623 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #52 | 6,068 |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | #46 | 6,815 |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | #43 | 7,315 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #40 | 8,290 |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | #34 | 9,437 |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | #30 | 10,147 |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | #22 | 11,189 |
| 2013 | #8,135 | 14 | #22 | 11,684 |
| 2012 | #6,110 | 21 | #18 | 12,643 |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | #16 | 13,297 |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | #14 | 14,269 |
| 2009 | #6,091 | 22 | #16 | 14,877 |
| 2008 | #4,882 | 30 | #12 | 16,779 |
| 2007 | #5,097 | 28 | #10 | 18,461 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | #7 | 19,733 |
| 2005 | #4,267 | 32 | #6 | 20,742 |
| 2004 | #1,871 | 101 | #6 | 21,717 |
| 2003 | #3,590 | 39 | #5 | 22,162 |
| 2002 | #3,978 | 32 | #6 | 22,037 |
| 2001 | #3,142 | 44 | #7 | 22,422 |
| 2000 | #3,070 | 45 | #7 | 23,658 |
| 1999 | #3,245 | 39 | #7 | 23,866 |
| 1998 | #2,614 | 52 | #9 | 23,664 |
| 1997 | #2,556 | 50 | #7 | 25,208 |
| 1996 | #2,714 | 45 | #10 | 25,244 |
| 1995 | #2,345 | 56 | #11 | 25,860 |
| 1994 | #2,124 | 64 | #10 | 26,019 |
| 1993 | #1,898 | 74 | #10 | 27,326 |
| 1992 | #1,537 | 101 | #5 | 30,542 |
| 1991 | #1,619 | 93 | #5 | 31,539 |
| 1990 | #1,479 | 105 | #7 | 33,673 |
| 1989 | #1,123 | 147 | #7 | 34,817 |
| 1988 | #844 | 213 | #5 | 35,745 |
| 1987 | #789 | 223 | #6 | 36,206 |
| 1986 | #792 | 212 | #8 | 33,858 |
| 1985 | #799 | 207 | #11 | 30,178 |
| 1984 | #953 | 152 | #14 | 25,916 |
| 1983 | #823 | 186 | #15 | 25,559 |
| 1982 | #942 | 158 | #17 | 22,833 |
| 1981 | #1,155 | 116 | #18 | 20,232 |
| 1980 | #1,337 | 94 | #19 | 19,730 |
| 1979 | #1,080 | 127 | #20 | 18,618 |
| 1978 | #1,386 | 84 | #22 | 16,720 |
| 1977 | #1,440 | 77 | #24 | 16,017 |
| 1976 | #1,694 | 57 | #27 | 13,301 |
| 1975 | #1,625 | 60 | #28 | 12,756 |
| 1974 | #1,646 | 56 | #28 | 11,778 |
| 1973 | #1,714 | 52 | #29 | 10,728 |
| 1972 | #1,856 | 45 | #30 | 10,111 |
| 1971 | #1,686 | 54 | #33 | 10,911 |
| 1970 | #1,755 | 51 | #32 | 11,989 |
| 1969 | #1,927 | 42 | #33 | 11,282 |
| 1968 | #1,491 | 58 | #34 | 10,563 |
| 1967 | #1,617 | 49 | #35 | 9,967 |
| 1966 | #1,568 | 51 | #36 | 10,235 |
| 1965 | #1,950 | 35 | #37 | 9,673 |
| 1964 | #1,892 | 39 | #37 | 10,494 |
| 1963 | #2,015 | 34 | #42 | 9,514 |
| 1962 | #1,889 | 37 | #49 | 8,697 |
| 1961 | #2,474 | 24 | #52 | 8,483 |
| 1960 | #2,432 | 24 | #51 | 8,201 |
| 1959 | #2,289 | 25 | #58 | 7,089 |
| 1958 | #1,985 | 31 | #55 | 7,115 |
| 1957 | #2,218 | 25 | #56 | 6,997 |
| 1956 | #2,389 | 22 | #56 | 6,603 |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | #66 | 6,012 |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 | #70 | 5,653 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | #68 | 5,626 |
| 1952 | #3,201 | 12 | #68 | 5,572 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | #69 | 5,373 |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 | #68 | 4,932 |
| 1949 | #2,069 | 22 | #75 | 4,513 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 | #77 | 4,305 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #82 | 4,346 |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 | #84 | 3,758 |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | #86 | 3,007 |
| 1944 | #2,199 | 16 | #81 | 3,056 |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | #79 | 3,352 |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 | #80 | 3,142 |
| 1941 | #2,272 | 14 | #82 | 2,708 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #84 | 2,431 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #84 | 2,440 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #82 | 2,411 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #79 | 2,405 |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 | #83 | 2,276 |
| 1935 | #1,917 | 17 | #85 | 2,291 |
| 1934 | #1,556 | 23 | #76 | 2,443 |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 | #76 | 2,344 |
| 1932 | #1,597 | 23 | #69 | 2,645 |
| 1931 | #1,336 | 30 | #65 | 2,714 |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 | #62 | 3,056 |
| 1929 | #1,419 | 29 | #59 | 3,076 |
| 1928 | #1,290 | 35 | #60 | 3,142 |
| 1927 | #1,362 | 35 | #56 | 3,437 |
| 1926 | #1,623 | 26 | #59 | 3,344 |
| 1925 | #2,378 | 15 | #56 | 3,617 |
| 1924 | #1,770 | 24 | #56 | 3,744 |
| 1923 | #1,672 | 25 | #53 | 3,748 |
| 1922 | #1,730 | 24 | #53 | 3,803 |
| 1921 | #2,195 | 17 | #51 | 4,015 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 | #49 | 4,026 |
| 1919 | #1,801 | 21 | #47 | 3,851 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | #46 | 4,138 |
| 1917 | #2,552 | 12 | #48 | 3,752 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #46 | 3,723 |
| 1915 | #1,622 | 21 | #46 | 3,573 |
| 1914 | #2,009 | 12 | #44 | 2,965 |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | #47 | 2,222 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #44 | 1,946 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #42 | 1,098 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #42 | 884 |
| 1909 | — | #38 | 766 | |
| 1908 | — | #39 | 722 | |
| 1907 | — | #40 | 708 | |
| 1906 | — | #41 | 611 | |
| 1905 | — | #40 | 619 | |
| 1904 | — | #43 | 546 | |
| 1903 | — | #42 | 550 | |
| 1902 | — | #42 | 558 | |
| 1901 | — | #40 | 479 | |
| 1900 | — | #37 | 718 | |
| 1899 | — | #36 | 578 | |
| 1898 | #1,098 | 10 | #38 | 611 |
| 1897 | — | #36 | 555 | |
| 1896 | — | #37 | 566 | |
| 1895 | — | #37 | 562 | |
| 1894 | — | #35 | 594 | |
| 1893 | — | #40 | 520 | |
| 1892 | — | #32 | 637 | |
| 1891 | — | #33 | 521 | |
| 1890 | — | #34 | 575 | |
| 1889 | — | #33 | 561 | |
| 1888 | — | #33 | 615 | |
| 1887 | — | #33 | 520 | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | #29 | 614 |
| 1885 | — | #30 | 599 | |
| 1884 | — | #29 | 616 | |
| 1883 | — | #24 | 623 | |
| 1882 | — | #24 | 673 | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | #24 | 588 |
| 1880 | — | #24 | 644 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Andrew was already there! It came in at #24, and was given to 644 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1907, when fewer than 720 boys a year got the name.
Where Andrew is popular in 1945
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Connecticut#46 · 1 in 242
- District of Columbia#46 · 1 in 257
- Delaware#47 · 1 in 205
- New Jersey#49 · 1 in 228
- Pennsylvania#53 · 1 in 280
Best ever in a state: #1 in Nebraska, 1987.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #46 | 63 | 1 in 242 |
| District of Columbia | #46 | 39 | 1 in 257 |
| Delaware | #47 | 12 | 1 in 205 |
| New Jersey | #49 | 154 | 1 in 228 |
| Pennsylvania | #53 | 293 | 1 in 280 |
| Massachusetts | #56 | 104 | 1 in 354 |
| New York | #56 | 442 | 1 in 258 |
| Rhode Island | #57 | 18 | 1 in 339 |
| Mississippi | #60 | 84 | 1 in 272 |
| Virginia | #63 | 96 | 1 in 303 |
| Alabama | #71 | 82 | 1 in 381 |
| Maine | #72 | 21 | 1 in 349 |
| South Carolina | #73 | 67 | 1 in 345 |
| Maryland | #75 | 46 | 1 in 403 |
| Georgia | #76 | 87 | 1 in 400 |
| Louisiana | #76 | 81 | 1 in 316 |
| Vermont | #78 | 7 | 1 in 394 |
| Illinois | #80 | 141 | 1 in 463 |
| Hawaii | #82 | 19 | 1 in 266 |
| Florida | #83 | 59 | 1 in 398 |
| Michigan | #86 | 109 | 1 in 483 |
| Tennessee | #87 | 61 | 1 in 500 |
| Arkansas | #89 | 46 | 1 in 408 |
| Ohio | #89 | 120 | 1 in 525 |
| New Hampshire | #92 | 7 | 1 in 528 |
| North Dakota | #93 | 13 | 1 in 427 |
| Wisconsin | #99 | 42 | 1 in 676 |
| Wyoming | #100 | 5 | 1 in 412 |
| California | #101 | 164 | 1 in 538 |
| North Carolina | #101 | 76 | 1 in 543 |
| South Dakota | #106 | 10 | 1 in 521 |
| Texas | #107 | 139 | 1 in 554 |
| New Mexico | #111 | 15 | 1 in 438 |
| Colorado | #115 | 18 | 1 in 616 |
| Missouri | #121 | 42 | 1 in 753 |
| Arizona | #126 | 12 | 1 in 567 |
| West Virginia | #126 | 24 | 1 in 762 |
| Oklahoma | #131 | 29 | 1 in 697 |
| Minnesota | #132 | 28 | 1 in 887 |
| Indiana | #136 | 35 | 1 in 910 |
| Washington | #136 | 24 | 1 in 852 |
| Kansas | #151 | 16 | 1 in 951 |
| Iowa | #173 | 15 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Utah | #178 | 7 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Kentucky | #198 | 18 | 1 in 1,532 |
| Nebraska | #214 | 5 | 1 in 2,208 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
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 Andrew
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 5 spots since 2024 (#68 → #73)
- 21 spots since 2020 (#52 → #73)
- 43 spots since 2015 (#30 → #73)
- Biggest jump: 10 spots in 1956 (#66 → #56)
- Biggest drop: 9 spots in 1935 (#76 → #85)
Rise & fade · boys
108 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1988 at #5 (35,745 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 21 yrs
- Top 10: 21 yrs · run 1996–2007
- Top 100: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 52
- Highest: 1 in 52 boys born in 1987 were named Andrew (1.9%)
- Latest: 1 in 380 boys born in 2025 (0.26%)
- Its best rank, #5 in 1988, was only 1 in 54 (1.9%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1980s
- 21.4% of all boys named Andrew (285,074) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,053 | #24 (1882) | #28 |
| 1890s | 5,719 | #32 (1892) | #36 |
| 1900s | 6,277 | #37 (1900) | #40 |
| 1910s | 28,152 | #42 (1911) | #45 |
| 1920s | 35,952 | #49 (1920) | #55 |
| 1930s | 25,025 | #62 (1930) | #76 |
| 1940s | 34,618 | #75 (1949) | #81 |
| 1950s | 60,972 | #55 (1958) | #63 |
| 1960s | 97,109 | #33 (1969) | #41 |
| 1970s | 132,929 | #20 (1979) | #27 |
| 1980s | 285,074 | #5 (1988) | #12 |
| 1990s | 272,941 | #5 (1991) | #8 |
| 2000s | 202,588 | #5 (2003) | #8 |
| 2010s | 105,086 | #14 (2010) | #29 |
| 2020s | 30,959 | #52 (2020) | #63 |
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.
Andrew in 1945
girls
#2,339
14 births · 1 in 93,364 girls
boys
#86
3,007 births · 1 in 448 boys
Top girls' names in 1945
Top boys' names in 1945
More about 1945
girls
1,307,090 girls got a published name in 1945; 1 in 93,364 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 55.4% of the 5,242 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Andrew
- #2,237Valera15
- #2,237Vanita15
- #2,237Zadie15
- #2,339Andrew14
- #2,339Aimee14
- #2,339Alexia14
- #2,339Ardath14
- #2,458Adriane13
- #2,458Aleen13
- #2,458Aletta13
Tied with 118 names at #2,339; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 395Bernardine#937 → #1,332
- ↓ 386Joella#988 → #1,374
- ↓ 342Venita#937 → #1,279
- ↓ 275Magdalene#867 → #1,142
- ↓ 249Alpha#964 → #1,213
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,345,855 boys got a published name in 1945; 1 in 448 of them was named Andrew, which outranked 97.7% of the 3,783 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Andrew
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.