# Andrey (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/andrey/  
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 | not recorded |
| Meaning | “andrew” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Andrei |
| US babies named this | 2,809 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,709 / 100 (4% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 207, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Russian Андре́й (Andréj, “Andrew”). Doublet of 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6 | 7,414 |
| 1977 | 5 | 9,708 |
| 1978 | 6 | 8,609 |
| 1982 | 7 | 8,269 |
| 1984 | 6 | 9,189 |
| 1985 | 7 | 8,375 |
| 1986 | 7 | 8,569 |
| 1987 | 5 | 11,399 |
| 1989 | 5 | 12,474 |
| 1998 | 5 | 14,282 |
| 2003 | 7 | 12,519 |
| 2005 | 6 | 14,649 |
| 2006 | 5 | 17,384 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15,561 |
| 2010 | 5 | 17,236 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 95 | 1,611 |
| 2012 | 99 | 1,588 |
| 2013 | 92 | 1,647 |
| 2014 | 97 | 1,609 |
| 2015 | 94 | 1,669 |
| 2016 | 79 | 1,876 |
| 2017 | 88 | 1,747 |
| 2018 | 66 | 2,124 |
| 2019 | 69 | 2,082 |
| 2020 | 60 | 2,270 |
| 2021 | 50 | 2,590 |
| 2022 | 51 | 2,619 |
| 2023 | 53 | 2,512 |
| 2024 | 51 | 2,597 |
| 2025 | 34 | 3,379 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | 1,688 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2,117 |
| 2013 | 11 | 1,920 |
| 2014 | 13 | 1,721 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2,483 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,335 |
| 2017 | 12 | 1,923 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1,875 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3,411 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1,935 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2,301 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1,879 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3,523 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2,671 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,256 |

## In other languages

- Russian: Андре́й
- Swedish: Andrej

## People named Andrey

- Andrey Santos, Brazilian footballer (born 2004)
- Andrey Gyurov, Bulgarian politician (born 1975)
- Andrey Lyapchev, Bulgarian politician (1866-1933)
- Andrey Lukanov, Bulgarian political figure (1938-1996)
- Andrey Amador, Costa Rican road bicycle racer
- Andrey Gustavo dos Santos, Brazilian association football player
- Andrey Zhekov, Bulgarian volleyball player
- Andrey Kovatchev, Bulgarian politician
- Andrey Kononov
- Andrey Ramos do Nascimiento, association football player
- Andrey Movsisyan, Armenian footballer (born 1975)
- Andrey Popoviç, Azerbaijani association football player

## 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.