Andrei
Boy · an-DRAY · Greek
Andrei is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “manly”. In 2025 it ranked 660th for boys in the UK (61 babies) and 2,516th for boys in the US (53 babies).
What does Andrei mean?
Greek: Romanian, Russian and Bulgarian form of Andrew
“manly”
The Romanian, Russian and Bulgarian form of Andrew; Saint Andrew is patron saint of Romania and Russia.
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Is Andrei a girl's or a boy's name?
Andrei is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 61 boys in the UK and 53 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Andrei in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #660among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 61about 1 in 4,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 61 boys in the UK were named Andrei, making it the 660th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 379th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 187 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Andrei than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Andrei in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 67 boys in the UK were given Andrei or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #578, up from #660 for this spelling alone.
- Andrei 61
- Andrey 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 615th in England and Wales.
Andrei in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #660 |
| 2024 | 76 | #564 |
| 2023 | 91 | #485 |
| 2022 | 107 | #431 |
| 2021 | 127 | #388 |
| 2020 | 131 | #379 |
| 2019 | 187 | #286 |
| 2018 | 165 | #324 |
| 2017 | 140 | #378 |
| 2016 | 129 | #389 |
| 2015 | 84 | #516 |
| 2014 | 69 | #586 |
| 2013 | 55 | #676 |
| 2012 | 57 | #670 |
| 2011 | 59 | #649 |
| 2010 | 43 | #771 |
| 2009 | 33 | #919 |
| 2008 | 42 | #766 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,257 |
| 2006 | 28 | #939 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Andrei in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,516among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 53about 1 in 32,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 53 boys in the US were named Andrei, making it the 2,516th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,263rd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 119 boys. It first appears in the records in 1948.
2025 had fewer boys named Andrei than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Andrei in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 87 boys in the US were given Andrei or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,611, up from #2,516 for this spelling alone.
- Andrei 53
- Andrey 34
Andrei in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #2,516 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2,236 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2,314 |
| 2022 | 76 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 94 | #1,721 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,263 |
| 2019 | 72 | #2,019 |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,045 |
| 2017 | 74 | #1,935 |
| 2016 | 66 | #2,110 |
| 2015 | 75 | #1,931 |
| 2014 | 68 | #2,062 |
| 2013 | 87 | #1,694 |
| 2012 | 85 | #1,755 |
| 2011 | 84 | #1,737 |
| 2010 | 101 | #1,565 |
| 2009 | 113 | #1,471 |
| 2008 | 112 | #1,467 |
| 2007 | 95 | #1,621 |
| 2006 | 119 | #1,360 |
| 2005 | 87 | #1,582 |
| 2004 | 94 | #1,458 |
| 2003 | 96 | #1,390 |
| 2002 | 77 | #1,586 |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,773 |
| 2000 | 56 | #1,871 |
| 1999 | 59 | #1,730 |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,271 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,225 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,013 |
| 1995 | 38 | #2,135 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,007 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,290 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,148 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,436 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,535 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,270 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,600 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,749 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,983 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,309 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,966 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,915 |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,742 |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,727 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,852 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,364 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,545 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,241 |
| 1960 | 17 | #1,972 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,529 |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,301 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,390 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,493 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,605 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
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