Andea
Andea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It includes 26 species of trees and shrubs native to the tropical Americas, including Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru. Most species grow in the northern Andes mountains, after which the genus is named, in tropical montane forests above 1000 meters elevation.
Meaning & Origin of Andea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Andea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It includes 26 species of trees and shrubs native to the tropical Americas, including Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru. Most species grow in the northern Andes mountains, after which the genus is named, in tropical montane forests above 1000 meters elevation.
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The Story of Andea
The earliest SSA record of Andea as a baby girl name dates back to 1982, when 5 babies received it. 1982 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Andea — #10,517 in the national rankings. Andea last appeared in the published SSA data in 1982, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Andea
Andea is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Andea's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #10,517. Use the chart and map above to compare Andea's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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