Andrej
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AHN-dray
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Andrej is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “manly, brave”. In 2025 it ranked 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Andrej mean?
Greek: Slavic form of Andrew
“manly, brave”
Andrew, brother of Peter, is patron saint of Scotland, Russia and Greece.
Is Andrej a girl's or a boy's name?
Andrej is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Andrej in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Andrej in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Andrej in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Andrej in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,606th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Andrej, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1965.
Half of all the boys named Andrej in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 918 boys in the US were given Andrej or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #370, up from #5,606 for this spelling alone.
Andrej in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
Names like Andrej
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Yuvraj, Luca, Arjan, Arjun, River, Avi, Ayaan, Aryan, Aviraj, Bodhi, Advik
Other spellings of Andrej
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
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, “Andrej: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/andrej, updated 20 October 2026.