Dandrea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- dan-DRAY-uh
- Origin
- Greek
Dandrea is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “manly, brave”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dandrea mean?
Greek: Andrea with a D- prefix, like the Italian surname D'Andrea
“manly, brave”
Andrea with a D- prefix, like the Italian surname D'Andrea; Andrea comes from the Greek andreios, meaning manly.
Is Dandrea a girl's or a boy's name?
Dandrea is a girls' name.
How popular is Dandrea in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 45 girls. It first appears in the records in 1954.
Half of all the girls named Dandrea in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1996, 83% of the babies named Dandrea in the US were girls.
Dandrea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 1995 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 42 | #2,820 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 31 | #3,437 |
| 1990 | 45 | #2,595 |
| 1989 | 28 | #3,560 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 28 | #3,169 |
| 1984 | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 22 | #3,646 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 21 | #3,718 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,512 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,068 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 11 | #5,010 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,208 |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,101 |
| 1968 | 14 | #3,609 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,655 |
| 1966 | 17 | #3,039 |
| 1965 | 10 | #4,201 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 13 | #3,634 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 18 | #2,903 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
Names like Dandrea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Melissa Andrea Christina Cassandra Amanda Samantha Jessica Selena Nicole Rebecca Angela Melanie
Names related to Dandrea
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
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, “Dandrea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dandrea, updated 20 October 2026.