Andy
Boy · AN-dee · Greek
Andy is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “manly”. In 2025 it ranked 1,257th for boys in the UK (24 babies) and 565th for boys in the US (524 babies).
What does Andy mean?
Greek: short form of Andrew
“manly”
A short form of Andrew, from Greek aner, 'man'.
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Is Andy a girl's or a boy's name?
Andy is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the UK and 31 girls and 524 boys in the US.
How popular is Andy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,257among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the UK were named Andy, making it the 1,257th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 778th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 57 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Andy than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Andy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were given Andy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #951, up from #1,257 for this spelling alone.
- Andy 24
- Andi 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Andy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,257 |
| 2024 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2023 | 40 | #874 |
| 2022 | 35 | #949 |
| 2021 | 40 | #868 |
| 2020 | 45 | #778 |
| 2019 | 45 | #782 |
| 2018 | 47 | #777 |
| 2017 | 45 | #817 |
| 2016 | 40 | #863 |
| 2015 | 41 | #839 |
| 2014 | 41 | #830 |
| 2013 | 35 | #919 |
| 2012 | 49 | #741 |
| 2011 | 42 | #810 |
| 2010 | 41 | #803 |
| 2009 | 39 | #818 |
| 2008 | 39 | #806 |
| 2007 | 52 | #634 |
| 2006 | 57 | #573 |
| 2005 | 47 | #620 |
| 2004 | 36 | #724 |
| 2003 | 45 | #571 |
| 2002 | 36 | #615 |
| 2001 | 31 | #656 |
| 2000 | 30 | #665 |
| 1999 | 30 | #654 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 41 | #510 |
| 1996 | 33 | #563 |
How popular is Andy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #565among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 524about 1 in 3,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 524 boys in the US were named Andy, making it the 565th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 401st. Its busiest year was 2005, with 1,936 boys. 31 girls were also named Andy in 2025 (4,459th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Andy than any year since 1954.
Half of all the boys named Andy in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 539 boys in the US were given Andy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #545, up from #565 for this spelling alone.
Andy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 524 | #565 |
| 2024 | 630 | #491 |
| 2023 | 604 | #501 |
| 2022 | 689 | #449 |
| 2021 | 637 | #466 |
| 2020 | 757 | #401 |
| 2019 | 838 | #377 |
| 2018 | 884 | #368 |
| 2017 | 881 | #377 |
| 2016 | 1,060 | #327 |
| 2015 | 1,068 | #323 |
| 2014 | 1,270 | #285 |
| 2013 | 1,193 | #294 |
| 2012 | 1,273 | #274 |
| 2011 | 1,273 | #275 |
| 2010 | 1,481 | #235 |
| 2009 | 1,663 | #219 |
| 2008 | 1,816 | #212 |
| 2007 | 1,832 | #214 |
| 2006 | 1,904 | #204 |
| 2005 | 1,936 | #201 |
| 2004 | 1,799 | #204 |
| 2003 | 1,638 | #216 |
| 2002 | 1,730 | #207 |
| 2001 | 1,796 | #204 |
| 2000 | 1,711 | #208 |
| 1999 | 1,572 | #217 |
| 1998 | 1,447 | #223 |
| 1997 | 1,425 | #217 |
| 1996 | 1,292 | #232 |
| 1995 | 1,107 | #255 |
| 1994 | 1,137 | #254 |
| 1993 | 1,152 | #248 |
| 1992 | 1,164 | #247 |
| 1991 | 1,041 | #260 |
| 1990 | 957 | #274 |
| 1989 | 900 | #275 |
| 1988 | 837 | #276 |
| 1987 | 809 | #269 |
| 1986 | 718 | #289 |
| 1985 | 760 | #275 |
| 1984 | 740 | #282 |
| 1983 | 833 | #251 |
| 1982 | 927 | #246 |
| 1981 | 969 | #237 |
| 1980 | 967 | #238 |
| 1979 | 1,012 | #225 |
| 1978 | 970 | #220 |
| 1977 | 973 | #223 |
| 1976 | 914 | #222 |
| 1975 | 926 | #221 |
| 1974 | 897 | #231 |
| 1973 | 775 | #253 |
| 1972 | 772 | #258 |
| 1971 | 846 | #262 |
| 1970 | 953 | #244 |
| 1969 | 944 | #238 |
| 1968 | 907 | #236 |
| 1967 | 941 | #232 |
| 1966 | 997 | #221 |
| 1965 | 1,175 | #208 |
| 1964 | 1,470 | #193 |
| 1963 | 1,482 | #200 |
| 1962 | 1,419 | #206 |
| 1961 | 1,374 | #208 |
| 1960 | 1,429 | #201 |
| 1959 | 1,309 | #212 |
| 1958 | 1,136 | #229 |
| 1957 | 980 | #244 |
| 1956 | 673 | #283 |
| 1955 | 575 | #304 |
| 1954 | 500 | #322 |
| 1953 | 471 | #325 |
| 1952 | 424 | #334 |
| 1951 | 427 | #330 |
| 1950 | 402 | #336 |
| 1949 | 456 | #320 |
| 1948 | 487 | #308 |
| 1947 | 457 | #319 |
| 1946 | 429 | #311 |
| 1945 | 346 | #319 |
| 1944 | 329 | #334 |
| 1943 | 344 | #329 |
| 1942 | 323 | #338 |
| 1941 | 278 | #348 |
| 1940 | 257 | #355 |
| 1939 | 252 | #349 |
| 1938 | 243 | #356 |
| 1937 | 232 | #352 |
| 1936 | 224 | #361 |
| 1935 | 218 | #365 |
| 1934 | 211 | #374 |
| 1933 | 232 | #355 |
| 1932 | 217 | #381 |
| 1931 | 243 | #358 |
| 1930 | 257 | #357 |
| 1929 | 255 | #352 |
| 1928 | 258 | #359 |
| 1927 | 305 | #326 |
| 1926 | 245 | #372 |
| 1925 | 254 | #374 |
| 1924 | 266 | #368 |
| 1923 | 291 | #345 |
| 1922 | 303 | #336 |
| 1921 | 315 | #335 |
| 1920 | 314 | #327 |
| 1919 | 285 | #334 |
| 1918 | 361 | #284 |
| 1917 | 298 | #307 |
| 1916 | 291 | #305 |
| 1915 | 277 | #305 |
| 1914 | 225 | #301 |
| 1913 | 150 | #333 |
| 1912 | 113 | #363 |
| 1911 | 63 | #344 |
| 1910 | 76 | #278 |
| 1909 | 53 | #315 |
| 1908 | 56 | #290 |
| 1907 | 55 | #284 |
| 1906 | 45 | #304 |
| 1905 | 38 | #322 |
| 1904 | 46 | #277 |
| 1903 | 45 | #278 |
| 1902 | 42 | #291 |
| 1901 | 34 | #302 |
| 1900 | 54 | #281 |
| 1899 | 41 | #266 |
| 1898 | 40 | #288 |
| 1897 | 50 | #244 |
| 1896 | 45 | #270 |
| 1895 | 39 | #282 |
| 1894 | 44 | #261 |
| 1893 | 51 | #241 |
| 1892 | 73 | #204 |
| 1891 | 59 | #204 |
| 1890 | 53 | #226 |
| 1889 | 45 | #242 |
| 1888 | 60 | #226 |
| 1887 | 54 | #210 |
| 1886 | 49 | #243 |
| 1885 | 55 | #217 |
| 1884 | 55 | #227 |
| 1883 | 43 | #245 |
| 1882 | 51 | #231 |
| 1881 | 58 | #193 |
| 1880 | 58 | #209 |
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