# Andy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/andy/  
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 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæn.di/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Andi, Andie, Endy, Andoy |
| US babies named this | 95,492 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 94,185 / 1,307 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,061, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Clipping of Andrew + -y.

## 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 | 18 | 6,876 |
| 2012 | 14 | 8,247 |
| 2013 | 16 | 7,410 |
| 2014 | 16 | 7,335 |
| 2015 | 35 | 4,152 |
| 2016 | 26 | 5,144 |
| 2017 | 32 | 4,398 |
| 2018 | 35 | 4,081 |
| 2019 | 42 | 3,618 |
| 2020 | 24 | 5,180 |
| 2021 | 28 | 4,731 |
| 2022 | 38 | 3,899 |
| 2023 | 36 | 4,055 |
| 2024 | 32 | 4,392 |
| 2025 | 31 | 4,462 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,273 | 275 |
| 2012 | 1,273 | 274 |
| 2013 | 1,193 | 294 |
| 2014 | 1,270 | 285 |
| 2015 | 1,068 | 323 |
| 2016 | 1,060 | 327 |
| 2017 | 881 | 377 |
| 2018 | 884 | 368 |
| 2019 | 838 | 377 |
| 2020 | 757 | 401 |
| 2021 | 637 | 466 |
| 2022 | 689 | 449 |
| 2023 | 604 | 501 |
| 2024 | 630 | 491 |
| 2025 | 524 | 565 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38 | 798 |
| 2012 | 47 | 704 |
| 2013 | 35 | 850 |
| 2014 | 37 | 825 |
| 2015 | 38 | 821 |
| 2016 | 34 | 903 |
| 2017 | 37 | 848 |
| 2018 | 44 | 749 |
| 2019 | 37 | 825 |
| 2020 | 42 | 755 |
| 2021 | 37 | 841 |
| 2022 | 33 | 925 |
| 2023 | 34 | 910 |
| 2024 | 26 | 1,108 |
| 2025 | 21 | 1,307 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Анди
- Chinese: 安迪
- Czech: Ondra
- Dutch: Andy
- Finnish: Ana
- French: Andy
- German: Andi
- Hungarian: Andris, Bandi
- Spanish: Andy

## People named Andy

- Andy Serkis, British actor
- Andy Roddick, American tennis player (born 1982)
- Andy Garcia, American actor and director (born 1956)
- Andy Dick, American comedian and actor
- Andy Carroll, English association football player (born 1989)
- Andy Samberg, American comedian and actor (born 1978)
- Andy Cole, English footballer (born 1971)
- Andy Williams, American singer (1927–2012)
- Andy Kaufman, American entertainer (1949–1984)
- Andy Griffith, American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer (1926–2012)
- Andy Weir, American writer (born 1972)
- Andy Richter, American actor and comedian

## 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.