Andrzej
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AHN-jay
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Andrzej is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “manly”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Andrzej mean?
Greek: Polish form of Andrew
“manly”
Polish form of Andrew, borne by the film director Andrzej Wajda.
Is Andrzej a girl's or a boy's name?
Andrzej is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Andrzej in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Andrzej in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Andrzej in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Andrzej in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Andrzej, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Andrzej in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Andrzej in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
Nicknames for Andrzej
- Jedrek
- Andrzejek
Names like Andrzej
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Luca Avi Aj Lucas Arjun Yuvraj Arjan Advik Aviraj Aryan Ajit
More Greek names
Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie
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, “Andrzej: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/andrzej, updated 20 October 2026.