# Andrew (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/andrew/  
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 | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “manly”, “man” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛə̯nˌdɹuː/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Andy, Drew, Andoy, Andie, Dru |
| Variant spellings | Andreas, André |
| US babies named this | 1,334,415 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,329,454 / 4,961 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 20,296, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Old English Andreas, from Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of André, Andreas, Andrei, and Andrey.

## 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 | 11 | 9,778 |
| 2012 | 21 | 6,133 |
| 2013 | 14 | 8,173 |
| 2014 | 11 | 9,590 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10,215 |
| 2016 | 16 | 7,274 |
| 2017 | 14 | 7,868 |
| 2018 | 10 | 9,872 |
| 2019 | 12 | 8,641 |
| 2020 | 13 | 8,016 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12,321 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12,348 |
| 2023 | 6 | 13,596 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8,990 |
| 2025 | 6 | 13,336 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13,297 | 16 |
| 2012 | 12,643 | 18 |
| 2013 | 11,684 | 22 |
| 2014 | 11,189 | 22 |
| 2015 | 10,147 | 30 |
| 2016 | 9,437 | 34 |
| 2017 | 8,290 | 40 |
| 2018 | 7,315 | 43 |
| 2019 | 6,815 | 46 |
| 2020 | 6,068 | 52 |
| 2021 | 5,623 | 57 |
| 2022 | 5,168 | 61 |
| 2023 | 4,812 | 65 |
| 2024 | 4,791 | 68 |
| 2025 | 4,497 | 73 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 435 | 141 |
| 2012 | 387 | 153 |
| 2013 | 374 | 154 |
| 2014 | 307 | 182 |
| 2015 | 284 | 203 |
| 2016 | 268 | 209 |
| 2017 | 250 | 210 |
| 2018 | 284 | 185 |
| 2019 | 222 | 227 |
| 2020 | 176 | 266 |
| 2021 | 162 | 291 |
| 2022 | 150 | 301 |
| 2023 | 153 | 294 |
| 2024 | 142 | 315 |
| 2025 | 127 | 334 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: أَنْدَرَاوُس, أَنْدْرُو
- Armenian: Անդրեաս
- Bulgarian: Андре́й, А́ндрю
- Catalan: Andreu
- Chinese: 安德魯 /安德鲁
- Czech: Ondřej, Andrej
- Danish: Andreas, Anders
- Dutch: Andreas, Andries, André
- Esperanto: Andreo
- Estonian: Andres
- Finnish: Antero, Antti
- French: André
- Georgian: ანდრო, ანდრია, ანდრეასი
- German: Andreas
- Greek: Ανδρέας
- Hebrew: אַנְדְּרֵי
- Hindi: ऐंड्रू
- Hungarian: András, Endre, Andor
- Icelandic: Andrés
- Indonesian: Andreas

## People named Andrew

- Andrew Tate, American-British businessman, former kickboxer, dating coach and manosphere influencer
- Andrew Wiles, English mathematician (1953–)
- Andrew Lloyd Webber, British theatre composer (born 1948)
- Andrew Huxley, English physiologist and biophysicist (1917–2012)
- Andrew Fire, American biologist
- Andrew Lincoln, British actor (born 1973)
- Andrew Cuomo, American politician and lawyer (born 1957)
- Andrew S. Tanenbaum, American-Dutch computer scientist
- Andrew Marvell, English poet and politician (1621–1678)
- Andrew Fisher, Australian politician, fifth Prime Minister of Australia (1862-1928)
- Andrew Wyeth, American visual artist (1917–2009)
- Andrew Stanton, American animator, film director and screenwriter (born 1965)

## 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.