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Andre

Gender
Boy
Say it
AHN-dray
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#754 for boys
US rank, 2025
#368 for boys

Andre is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “manly”. In 2025 it ranked 754th for boys in the UK (51 babies) and 368th for boys in the US (868 babies).

What does Andre mean?

Greek: French and Portuguese form of Andrew

“manly”

The French and Portuguese form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Andre a girl's or a boy's name?

Andre is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 51 boys in the UK and 868 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Andre in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#754among boys
Babies in 2025
51about 1 in 5,900 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 21% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 51 boys in the UK were named Andre, making it the 754th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 651st. Its busiest year was 1996, with 167 boys.

Half of all the boys named Andre in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 735th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 167 in 19962025
Andre in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202551#754
202462#663
202350#750
202269#601
202165#633
202060#651
201967#613
201879#548
2017105#452
2016100#461
201584#516
201473#568
201376#538
201268#582
201183#493
201093#450
200987#475
200892#448
2007101#399
200688#423
2005108#325
2004114#307
2003111#301
2002118#274
2001106#296
200098#311
1999112#285
199881#340
1997141#246
1996167#211

How popular is Andre in the US?

Rank in 2025
#368among boys
Babies in 2025
868about 1 in 2,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 21% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 868 boys in the US were named Andre, making it the 368th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 282nd. Its busiest year was 1970, with 2,510 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Andre than any year since 1956.

Half of all the boys named Andre in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 918 boys in the US were given Andre or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #370.

1880Busiest: 2,510 in 19702025
Andre in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025868#368
2024966#350
20231,068#309
20221,167#294
20211,172#291
20201,193#282
20191,181#290
20181,292#274
20171,373#264
20161,400#257
20151,327#279
20141,282#280
20131,322#268
20121,461#251
20111,495#240
20101,543#228
20091,647#221
20081,707#220
20071,834#213
20061,875#205
20051,828#207
20041,917#199
20031,754#209
20021,698#209
20011,742#206
20001,796#197
19991,783#190
19981,767#193
19971,801#183
19961,964#173
19952,144#162
19942,381#148
19932,281#146
19922,390#140
19912,283#140
19902,295#137
19892,274#134
19882,154#138
19872,092#136
19862,053#133
19852,294#124
19842,316#119
19832,089#126
19822,198#124
19812,054#133
19802,083#133
19791,881#141
19782,033#129
19771,971#134
19762,115#125
19752,104#123
19741,997#132
19731,961#132
19722,152#128
19712,415#129
19702,510#134
19692,065#149
19681,967#145
19672,151#137
19662,029#143
19651,805#165
19641,896#164
19631,700#173
19621,603#187
19611,500#197
19601,401#203
19591,279#218
19581,116#233
19571,058#234
1956841#248
1955686#273
1954709#263
1953622#280
1952416#341
1951378#350
1950294#392
1949250#427
1948257#418
1947219#451
1946166#501
1945157#478
1944137#519
1943130#550
1942137#522
1941136#499
1940116#545
193992#605
1938110#551
1937115#541
193677#675
193578#678
193478#691
193377#668
193269#756
193183#656
193074#738
192979#695
192871#767
192775#754
192658#875
192556#900
192453#960
192348#1,008
192243#1,072
192147#1,018
192038#1,157
191936#1,159
191826#1,403
191727#1,322
191625#1,374
191535#1,082
191426#1,127
191318#1,205
191212#1,416
191110#1,116
19108#1,192
19099#1,020
19080–
190710#865
19060–
19050–
19040–
19030–
19020–
19010–
19000–
18990–
18986#1,001
18970–
18967#899
18950–
18940–
18930–
18925#1,065
18910–
18905#994
18890–
18880–
18870–
18860–
18850–
18840–
18830–
18820–
18810–
18806#809

Names like Andre

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Luke Adam Jason Alex Alexander Jamie Matthew Michael Christopher Daniel Aaron Patrick

Other spellings of Andre

Andree Andrej Andrae

Names related to Andre

Andrew Andrei Andrea Andrey Ander Andriy Andry

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Andre: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/andre, updated 20 October 2026.