Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Andrea

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Courageous
Manly; feminine form of Andrew
French
Latin

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Andrea

Pronunciation

a-nd-rea, an-drea

Famous People

Actress Andrea Baker, Actress Andrea Bowen, Singer Andrea Corr

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Pricness Caroline of Monaco, Daughter of Sally Jess Raphael, Daughter of Tom Brokaw, Daughter of Ted Koppel

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1976 (rank #600, 183 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5608, 16 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #24, 11,682 births); most recent 2025 (rank #235, 1,317 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025161,317
2024191,624
2023151,674
2022211,858
2021181,695
2020241,819
2019141,990
2018252,167
2017302,324
2016172,480

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #1455, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1796, 14 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #354, 95 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1080, 31 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20251431
20241334
20231133
20221145
20211233
20201141
20191452
20181747
20171265
20161558

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #33, 1,512 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #58, 1,368 births); most recent 2023 (rank #92, 611 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20231,512611
20221,161686
20211,112685
2020819600
2019688692
2018644709
2017552597
2016485590
2015494536
2014451550

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1964 (rank #164, 9 births); most recent 2001 (rank #409, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #62, 132 births); most recent 2025 (rank #308, 13 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
2025–13
2024–4
2023–9
2022–9
2021–9
2020–13
2019–15
2018–16
2017–10
2016–16

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #271, 4 births); most recent 1988 (rank #337, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #58, 158 births); most recent 2025 (rank #539, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
2025–5
2024––
2023––
2022––
2021––
2020–5
2019––
2018––
2017–3
2016––

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #119, 17 births); most recent 2017 (rank #355, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #11, 227 births); most recent 2023 (rank #456, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20237
2022–
2021–
2020–
201910
201816
20178
20166
201510
201416

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence