# Andrea (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/andrea/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈændɹi.ə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Andy, Andie |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 451,448 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 6,029 / 445,419 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,145, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Latinate feminine form of Andreas and Andrew.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,512 | 82 |
| 2012 | 3,054 | 100 |
| 2013 | 2,817 | 112 |
| 2014 | 2,563 | 125 |
| 2015 | 2,710 | 117 |
| 2016 | 2,480 | 128 |
| 2017 | 2,324 | 128 |
| 2018 | 2,168 | 134 |
| 2019 | 1,991 | 141 |
| 2020 | 1,819 | 149 |
| 2021 | 1,696 | 174 |
| 2022 | 1,859 | 155 |
| 2023 | 1,676 | 173 |
| 2024 | 1,628 | 185 |
| 2025 | 1,317 | 235 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 4,667 |
| 2012 | 18 | 5,043 |
| 2013 | 13 | 6,262 |
| 2014 | 19 | 4,880 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7,091 |
| 2016 | 17 | 5,332 |
| 2017 | 30 | 3,591 |
| 2018 | 25 | 4,098 |
| 2019 | 14 | 6,122 |
| 2020 | 24 | 4,148 |
| 2021 | 18 | 5,122 |
| 2022 | 21 | 4,712 |
| 2023 | 15 | 5,948 |
| 2024 | 19 | 5,076 |
| 2025 | 16 | 5,622 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 66 | 610 |
| 2012 | 59 | 701 |
| 2013 | 65 | 626 |
| 2014 | 54 | 731 |
| 2015 | 57 | 702 |
| 2016 | 58 | 703 |
| 2017 | 65 | 637 |
| 2018 | 47 | 806 |
| 2019 | 52 | 737 |
| 2020 | 41 | 872 |
| 2021 | 33 | 1,039 |
| 2022 | 45 | 796 |
| 2023 | 33 | 1,030 |
| 2024 | 34 | 1,021 |
| 2025 | 31 | 1,079 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 2,039 |
| 2012 | 13 | 1,756 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2,964 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,020 |
| 2016 | 15 | 1,627 |
| 2017 | 12 | 1,923 |
| 2018 | 17 | 1,455 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1,655 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1,935 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1,860 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2,018 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2,007 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1,859 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1,798 |

## In other languages

- Czech: Andrea
- Esperanto: Andrea
- Estonian: Andra
- French: Andrée
- Greek: Ανδρεία
- Hungarian: Andrea
- Italian: Andreina
- Latvian: Anda
- Portuguese: Andreia
- Slovak: Andrea
- Spanish: Andrea

## People named Andrea

- Andrea M. Ghez, American astronomer
- Andrea del Verrocchio, 15th century Italian sculptor, goldsmith and painter (c.1435-1488)
- Andrea Dworkin, American feminist writer (1946–2005)
- Andrea Doria, Admiral of the Republic of Genoa (1466–1560)
- Andrea Leadsom, British politician (born 1963)
- Andrea Pisano, 14th century Italian sculptor and architect (1290–1348)
- Andrea Riseborough, British actress
- Andrea Bowen, American actress
- Andrea Arnold, English film director and actress
- Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková, Czech tennis player
- Andrea Henkel, German biathlete
- Andrea Martin, American actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.