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).
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.
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 EscobarColombian footballer (1967–1994)
- Andrés BonifacioFilipino nationalist and revolutionary hero (1863–1897)
- Andres OperEstonian footballer (born 1977)
- Andrés D'AlessandroArgentine footballer, born 1981
- Andrés NocioniArgentine basketball player (born 1979)
- Andres TarandEstonian politician, geographer and climatologist (born 1940)
- Andrés Rodríguez43.° President of Paraguay from February 3, 1989 to August 15, 1993
- Andrés GómezEcuadorian tennis player, born 1960
- Andrés CalamaroArgentine musician and composer, born 1961
- Carlos Andrés GómezColombian footballer, born 2002
- Andres SerranoAmerican photographer (1950- )
- Andrés MolteniArgentine tennis player, born 1988
More Spanish boys’ names
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.