Andrew
From the Greek Andreas, built on aner, man, with the sense of manly. The apostle Andrew is patron saint of Scotland, Greece and Russia.
Andrew in 2025
Andrew was given to 4,503 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 127th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 736 babies born.
The history of Andrew
Andrew reached its highest point in 1987, when 36,429 babies were given the name, ranking 9th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 7th, in 1991.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 1,334,415 babies have been named Andrew. Half of them were born before 1988, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Andrew by decade
| Decade | Babies named Andrew | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,063 | 60 |
| 1890s | 5,729 | 111 |
| 1900s | 6,277 | 131 |
| 1910s | 28,281 | 105 |
| 1920s | 36,204 | 117 |
| 1930s | 25,204 | 149 |
| 1940s | 34,768 | 157 |
| 1950s | 61,181 | 118 |
| 1960s | 97,502 | 60 |
| 1970s | 133,592 | 30 |
| 1980s | 286,782 | 8 |
| 1990s | 273,620 | 7 |
| 2000s | 202,983 | 7 |
| 2010s | 105,220 | 21 |
| 2020s | 31,009 | 80 |
Where Andrew is heading
Andrew has fallen 56% over the past decade, from 10,157 babies in 2015 to 4,503 in 2025.
Names like Andrew
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Andrew.