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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Andrew

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Manly: brave. In the bible the first of the twelve apostles chosen. Andrew is patron saint of Scotland and Russia. See also Jedrick and Kendrick.
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Greek
Manly, brave
Scottish
Manly, brave; In the Bible, Andrew is the first of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus. Andrew is a patron saint of Greece, Scotland, and Russia. See also Jedrick and Kendrick.

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Presidential

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Andrew

Pronunciation

a-nd-rew, an-drew

Famous People

President Andrew Jackson, President Andrew Johnson, Prince Andrew the Duke of York, Actor Andy Garcia, Actor Andy Griffith, Artist Andy Warhol, Baseball player Andruw Jones, Composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Film Director Andrei Tarkovsky

Celebrity Babies

Son of Rudy Guiliani, Son of Ralph Lauren, Son of Ted Koppel, Son of Queen Elizabeth II

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1987 (rank #6, 36,199 births); most recent 2025 (rank #73, 4,497 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #789, 223 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20254,4976
20244,7729
20234,8046
20225,1637
20215,6157
20206,06212
20196,80912
20187,31310
20178,28514
20169,43116

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 1996 (rank #29, 2,676 births); most recent 2025 (rank #334, 127 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025127
2024142
2023153
2022150
2021162
2020176
2019222
2018284
2017250
2016268

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 2018 (rank #388, 142 births); most recent 2023 (rank #514, 88 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202388
202289
2021113
2020100
2019131
2018142
2017114
201698
2015138
2014134

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 1982 (rank #20, 456 births); most recent 2025 (rank #109, 53 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202553
202452
202337
202249
202167
202064
2019100
201889
201794
201698

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 1979 (rank #3, 1,327 births); most recent 2025 (rank #107, 47 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202547
202449
202357
202270
202159
202075
2019110
2018103
2017117
2016135

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

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #5, 275 births); most recent 2025 (rank #212, 9 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20259
20249
202317
202212
202117
202015
201922
201817
201725
201617

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)

  • Boys: peak in 1987 (rank #4, 442 births); most recent 2023 (rank #112, 31 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202331
202231
202139
202034
201946
201845
201762
201650
201568
201471

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