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Andrew

Pronounced /ˈɛə̯nˌdɹuː/

Rank in 2024
#11,002
Born in 2024
9
Peak year
1987 · #790
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for boys:4,772 in 2024 (#68)

1880 to 2024

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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 9 girls were named Andrew, about 1 in every 179,243.
  • It peaked in 1987 with 223 babies, ranked #790.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1881.
  • 4,953 girls have been named Andrew since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Andrew per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 317 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 333 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 427 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 993 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,152 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Gen Z: 583 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 128 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

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.

  • (countable) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Origin
Ancient Greek
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From Wiktionary’s entry for Andrew, CC BY-SA 4.0.