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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • 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: #242 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,790 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: #261 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,868 boysMNIllinois: #410 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,617 boysILWisconsin: #355 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,137 boysWIMichigan: #365 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,857 boysMINew York: #186 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 1,310 boysNYMassachusetts: #177 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,621 boysMARhode Island: #129 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 936 boysRIOregon: #213 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,496 boysORNevada: #236 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,598 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #475 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,603 boysINOhio: #452 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,509 boysOHPennsylvania: #304 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,256 boysPANew Jersey: #314 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,899 boysNJConnecticut: #284 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,769 boysCTCalifornia: #173 for boys · 284 births · 1 in 946 boysCAUtah: #278 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,071 boysUTColorado: #364 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,455 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #310 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,145 boysMOKentucky: #267 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,717 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #400 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,186 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDEArizona: #329 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,524 boysAZNew Mexico: #303 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,938 boysNMKansas: #268 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,131 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedARTennessee: #285 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,474 boysTNNorth Carolina: #417 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,205 boysNCSouth Carolina: #467 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,716 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Andy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #217 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,468 boysOKLouisiana: #399 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,901 boysLAMississippi: #315 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,146 boysMSAlabama: #372 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,379 boysALGeorgia: #562 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,182 boysGAHawaii: #247 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,381 boysHITexas: #287 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 1,806 boysTXFlorida: #300 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,127 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#129 · 1 in 936
  2. California#173 · 1 in 946
  3. Massachusetts#177 · 1 in 1,621
  4. New York#186 · 1 in 1,310
  5. Oregon#213 · 1 in 1,496

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#12971 in 936
California#1732841 in 946
Massachusetts#177271 in 1,621
New York#1861031 in 1,310
Oregon#213131 in 1,496
Oklahoma#217141 in 1,468
Nevada#23651 in 1,598
Washington#242191 in 1,790
Hawaii#24751 in 1,381
Minnesota#261111 in 2,868
Kentucky#26791 in 2,717
Kansas#26881 in 2,131
Utah#27881 in 2,071
Connecticut#28481 in 2,769
Tennessee#285141 in 2,474
Texas#287821 in 1,806
Florida#300421 in 2,127
New Mexico#30361 in 1,938
Pennsylvania#304251 in 3,256
Missouri#310121 in 3,145
New Jersey#314191 in 2,899
Mississippi#31581 in 2,146
Arizona#329121 in 2,524
Wisconsin#35581 in 4,137
Colorado#36471 in 3,455
Michigan#365181 in 3,857
Alabama#37281 in 3,379
Louisiana#399111 in 2,901
Virginia#400101 in 4,186
Illinois#410241 in 3,617
North Carolina#417111 in 4,205
Ohio#452121 in 6,509
South Carolina#46751 in 4,716
Indiana#47561 in 6,603
Georgia#56281 in 6,182
Alaska———
Arkansas———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Maine———
Maryland———
Montana———
Nebraska———
New Hampshire———
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 1989

girls
#6,955
11 births · 1 in 167,596 girls
boys
#275
900 births · 1 in 2,223 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #6,955Andy11

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #275Andy900
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 167,596 of them was named Andy, which outranked 52.2% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #6,531Yoko12
  2. #6,531Yu12
  3. #6,531Zandria12
  4. #6,955Andy11
  5. #6,955Aasha11
  6. #6,955Abbygail11
  7. #6,955Abeni11
  8. #7,449Aaren10
  9. #7,449Addy10
  10. #7,449Adella10

Tied with 493 names at #6,955; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,223 of them was named Andy, which outranked 97.0% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Andy
  1. #272Cole909
  2. #273Karl908
  3. #274Malcolm905
  4. #275Andy900
  5. #275Melvin900
  6. #277Franklin898
  7. #278Dean891
  8. #279Deandre890

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

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →