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The first name Andres

A boy’s name from Spanish.

2 syllables Male Also a surname

Meaning and origin

Spanish origin

Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 9 boys were named Andres, making it the 2,440th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2013, with 19 births (#1,294).

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309
babies named Andres, 1996–2025
#2,440
rank in 2025
2013
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Andres with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Andres at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 1,744 boys born in the United States were named Andres, the 200th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 2,721 were.

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96,733
babies named Andres since 1880
#200
rank in 2025
2007
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Andres

120 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Andrés Escobar
    Colombian footballer (1967–1994)
  • Andrés Bonifacio
    Filipino nationalist and revolutionary hero (1863–1897)
  • Andres Oper
    Estonian footballer (born 1977)
  • Andrés D'Alessandro
    Argentine footballer, born 1981
  • Andrés Nocioni
    Argentine basketball player (born 1979)
  • Andres Tarand
    Estonian politician, geographer and climatologist (born 1940)
  • Andrés Rodríguez
    43.° President of Paraguay from February 3, 1989 to August 15, 1993
  • Andrés Gómez
    Ecuadorian tennis player, born 1960
  • Andrés Calamaro
    Argentine musician and composer, born 1961
  • Carlos Andrés Gómez
    Colombian footballer, born 2002
  • Andres Serrano
    American photographer (1950- )
  • Andrés Molteni
    Argentine tennis player, born 1988

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Questions

What does the name Andres mean?
Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés.
What is the origin of the name Andres?
Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés.
How popular is the name Andres?
In 2025, 9 boys born in England and Wales were named Andres, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2013, with 19 births.
Is Andres a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 96,733 US babies named Andres since 1880 were boys.
When was Andres most popular?
2007 in the United States, when 2,721 babies were named Andres, its highest rank at 152nd.
Is Andres also a surname?
Yes. Andres is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.