Andrey
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- an-DRAY
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,378 for boys
Andrey is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “manly”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 3,378th for boys in the US (34 babies).
What does Andrey mean?
Greek: Russian and Bulgarian form of Andrew
“manly”
The Russian and Bulgarian form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Andrey a girl's or a boy's name?
Andrey is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 34 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Andrey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Andrey, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Andrey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 67 boys in the UK were given Andrey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #578, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
- Andrei 61
- Andrey 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Andrey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
How popular is Andrey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,378among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the US were named Andrey, making it the 3,378th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,263rd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 99 boys. It first appears in the records in 1950.
2025 had fewer boys named Andrey than any year since 1997.
Half of all the boys named Andrey in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 87 boys in the US were given Andrey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,611, up from #3,378 for this spelling alone.
- Andrei 53
- Andrey 34
Andrey in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3,378 |
| 2024 | 51 | #2,595 |
| 2023 | 53 | #2,509 |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,587 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,263 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,080 |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,121 |
| 2017 | 88 | #1,746 |
| 2016 | 79 | #1,875 |
| 2015 | 94 | #1,668 |
| 2014 | 97 | #1,608 |
| 2013 | 92 | #1,646 |
| 2012 | 99 | #1,588 |
| 2011 | 95 | #1,611 |
| 2010 | 86 | #1,751 |
| 2009 | 95 | #1,653 |
| 2008 | 88 | #1,719 |
| 2007 | 91 | #1,669 |
| 2006 | 88 | #1,627 |
| 2005 | 86 | #1,593 |
| 2004 | 81 | #1,601 |
| 2003 | 62 | #1,882 |
| 2002 | 62 | #1,829 |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,837 |
| 2000 | 63 | #1,754 |
| 1999 | 58 | #1,746 |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,196 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,676 |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,375 |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,248 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,780 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,741 |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,747 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,596 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,213 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,472 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,270 |
| 1976 | 24 | #1,998 |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,834 |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,129 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,620 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 16 | #1,973 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,022 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
Names like Andrey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lucas Ali Marley Luca Riley Austin Asher Noah Nico Theo Caleb Abdul
Other spellings of Andrey
Names related to Andrey
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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, “Andrey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/andrey, updated 20 October 2026.