Andra
Andra is a name with multiple cultural origins: Latvian, Estonian, Romanian.
- Latvian
- Estonian
- Romanian
Meaning & Origin of Andra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Andra is a name with multiple cultural origins: Latvian, Estonian, Romanian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Latvian
- Estonian
- Romanian
The Story of Andra
As a girl name
Andra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1917, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1959: 180 births, good for #757 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Andras. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (14 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 6K Andras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Andra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1947, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1966: 99 births, good for #740 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Andras. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 3K Andras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Andra
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Andra. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Andra
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About the name Andra
Andra is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Andra's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #757. Use the chart and map above to compare Andra'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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