Andruw
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AN-droo
- Origin
- Greek
Andruw is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “manly, brave”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Andruw mean?
Greek: spelling of Andrew
“manly, brave”
A spelling of Andrew, from Greek andreios 'manly'.
Is Andruw a girl's or a boy's name?
Andruw is a boys' name.
How popular is Andruw in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 45 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Andruw in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Andruw in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,248 |
| 2006 | 45 | #2,620 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,649 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,883 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,345 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,628 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,792 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 34 | #2,556 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,346 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
Nicknames for Andruw
Names like Andruw
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Marquez Xander Ares Angel Pierce Sawyer Paolo Alessandro Sandro Josue Juancarlos
Names related to Andruw
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Andruw: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/andruw, updated 20 October 2026.