Andrew
Boy · AN-droo · Greek
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Andrew is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “manly”. In 2025 it ranked 281st for boys in the UK (183 babies) and 73rd for boys in the US (4,497 babies).
What does Andrew mean?
Greek: from Andreas, via Latin and French
“manly”
Saint Andrew, the apostle and brother of Peter, is the patron saint of Scotland.
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Is Andrew a girl's or a boy's name?
Andrew is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 183 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 4,497 boys in the US.
How popular is Andrew in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #281among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 183about 1 in 1,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 183 boys in the UK were named Andrew, making it the 281st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 209th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 3,448 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Andrew since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Andrew in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 334th in England and Wales, 107th in Scotland and 212th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#71), 1914 (#67), 1924 (#73), 1934 (#79), 1944 (#45), 1954 (#12), 1964 (#3), 1974 (#4), 1984 (#7), 1994 (#20) and 2004 (#79).
Andrew in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 183 | #281 |
| 2024 | 200 | #264 |
| 2023 | 227 | #236 |
| 2022 | 232 | #232 |
| 2021 | 238 | #237 |
| 2020 | 266 | #209 |
| 2019 | 354 | #171 |
| 2018 | 404 | #158 |
| 2017 | 392 | #163 |
| 2016 | 420 | #161 |
| 2015 | 469 | #141 |
| 2014 | 504 | #136 |
| 2013 | 574 | #121 |
| 2012 | 608 | #119 |
| 2011 | 687 | #108 |
| 2010 | 708 | #102 |
| 2009 | 734 | #99 |
| 2008 | 869 | #93 |
| 2007 | 1,026 | #79 |
| 2006 | 1,102 | #74 |
| 2005 | 1,147 | #69 |
| 2004 | 1,248 | #60 |
| 2003 | 1,268 | #57 |
| 2002 | 1,383 | #50 |
| 2001 | 1,733 | #45 |
| 2000 | 1,908 | #42 |
| 1999 | 2,245 | #39 |
| 1998 | 2,603 | #34 |
| 1997 | 3,256 | #27 |
| 1996 | 3,448 | #26 |
How popular is Andrew in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #73among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4,497about 1 in 380 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4,497 boys in the US were named Andrew, making it the 73rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 52nd. Its busiest year was 1987, with 36,206 boys. 6 girls were also named Andrew in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 22 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Andrew than any year since 1948.
Half of all the boys named Andrew in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Andrew in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,497 | #73 |
| 2024 | 4,791 | #68 |
| 2023 | 4,812 | #65 |
| 2022 | 5,168 | #61 |
| 2021 | 5,623 | #57 |
| 2020 | 6,068 | #52 |
| 2019 | 6,815 | #46 |
| 2018 | 7,315 | #43 |
| 2017 | 8,290 | #40 |
| 2016 | 9,437 | #34 |
| 2015 | 10,147 | #30 |
| 2014 | 11,189 | #22 |
| 2013 | 11,684 | #22 |
| 2012 | 12,643 | #18 |
| 2011 | 13,297 | #16 |
| 2010 | 14,269 | #14 |
| 2009 | 14,877 | #16 |
| 2008 | 16,779 | #12 |
| 2007 | 18,461 | #10 |
| 2006 | 19,733 | #7 |
| 2005 | 20,742 | #6 |
| 2004 | 21,717 | #6 |
| 2003 | 22,162 | #5 |
| 2002 | 22,037 | #6 |
| 2001 | 22,422 | #7 |
| 2000 | 23,658 | #7 |
| 1999 | 23,866 | #7 |
| 1998 | 23,664 | #9 |
| 1997 | 25,208 | #7 |
| 1996 | 25,244 | #10 |
| 1995 | 25,860 | #11 |
| 1994 | 26,019 | #10 |
| 1993 | 27,326 | #10 |
| 1992 | 30,542 | #5 |
| 1991 | 31,539 | #5 |
| 1990 | 33,673 | #7 |
| 1989 | 34,817 | #7 |
| 1988 | 35,745 | #5 |
| 1987 | 36,206 | #6 |
| 1986 | 33,858 | #8 |
| 1985 | 30,178 | #11 |
| 1984 | 25,916 | #14 |
| 1983 | 25,559 | #15 |
| 1982 | 22,833 | #17 |
| 1981 | 20,232 | #18 |
| 1980 | 19,730 | #19 |
| 1979 | 18,618 | #20 |
| 1978 | 16,720 | #22 |
| 1977 | 16,017 | #24 |
| 1976 | 13,301 | #27 |
| 1975 | 12,756 | #28 |
| 1974 | 11,778 | #28 |
| 1973 | 10,728 | #29 |
| 1972 | 10,111 | #30 |
| 1971 | 10,911 | #33 |
| 1970 | 11,989 | #32 |
| 1969 | 11,282 | #33 |
| 1968 | 10,563 | #34 |
| 1967 | 9,967 | #35 |
| 1966 | 10,235 | #36 |
| 1965 | 9,673 | #37 |
| 1964 | 10,494 | #37 |
| 1963 | 9,514 | #42 |
| 1962 | 8,697 | #49 |
| 1961 | 8,483 | #52 |
| 1960 | 8,201 | #51 |
| 1959 | 7,089 | #58 |
| 1958 | 7,115 | #55 |
| 1957 | 6,997 | #56 |
| 1956 | 6,603 | #56 |
| 1955 | 6,012 | #66 |
| 1954 | 5,653 | #70 |
| 1953 | 5,626 | #68 |
| 1952 | 5,572 | #68 |
| 1951 | 5,373 | #69 |
| 1950 | 4,932 | #68 |
| 1949 | 4,513 | #75 |
| 1948 | 4,305 | #77 |
| 1947 | 4,346 | #82 |
| 1946 | 3,758 | #84 |
| 1945 | 3,007 | #86 |
| 1944 | 3,056 | #81 |
| 1943 | 3,352 | #79 |
| 1942 | 3,142 | #80 |
| 1941 | 2,708 | #82 |
| 1940 | 2,431 | #84 |
| 1939 | 2,440 | #84 |
| 1938 | 2,411 | #82 |
| 1937 | 2,405 | #79 |
| 1936 | 2,276 | #83 |
| 1935 | 2,291 | #85 |
| 1934 | 2,443 | #76 |
| 1933 | 2,344 | #76 |
| 1932 | 2,645 | #69 |
| 1931 | 2,714 | #65 |
| 1930 | 3,056 | #62 |
| 1929 | 3,076 | #59 |
| 1928 | 3,142 | #60 |
| 1927 | 3,437 | #56 |
| 1926 | 3,344 | #59 |
| 1925 | 3,617 | #56 |
| 1924 | 3,744 | #56 |
| 1923 | 3,748 | #53 |
| 1922 | 3,803 | #53 |
| 1921 | 4,015 | #51 |
| 1920 | 4,026 | #49 |
| 1919 | 3,851 | #47 |
| 1918 | 4,138 | #46 |
| 1917 | 3,752 | #48 |
| 1916 | 3,723 | #46 |
| 1915 | 3,573 | #46 |
| 1914 | 2,965 | #44 |
| 1913 | 2,222 | #47 |
| 1912 | 1,946 | #44 |
| 1911 | 1,098 | #42 |
| 1910 | 884 | #42 |
| 1909 | 766 | #38 |
| 1908 | 722 | #39 |
| 1907 | 708 | #40 |
| 1906 | 611 | #41 |
| 1905 | 619 | #40 |
| 1904 | 546 | #43 |
| 1903 | 550 | #42 |
| 1902 | 558 | #42 |
| 1901 | 479 | #40 |
| 1900 | 718 | #37 |
| 1899 | 578 | #36 |
| 1898 | 611 | #38 |
| 1897 | 555 | #36 |
| 1896 | 566 | #37 |
| 1895 | 562 | #37 |
| 1894 | 594 | #35 |
| 1893 | 520 | #40 |
| 1892 | 637 | #32 |
| 1891 | 521 | #33 |
| 1890 | 575 | #34 |
| 1889 | 561 | #33 |
| 1888 | 615 | #33 |
| 1887 | 520 | #33 |
| 1886 | 614 | #29 |
| 1885 | 599 | #30 |
| 1884 | 616 | #29 |
| 1883 | 623 | #24 |
| 1882 | 673 | #24 |
| 1881 | 588 | #24 |
| 1880 | 644 | #24 |
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