Andre
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form corresponding to the English name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It is used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well as in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries.
- English
- African American
- French
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Andre
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form corresponding to the English name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It is used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well as in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- African American
- French
- Portuguese
- Galician
- German
- Dutch
The Story of Andre
The earliest SSA record of Andre as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 6 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 2,509 newborns named Andre — #134 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #354 among baby boy names with 944 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 132K Andres have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Andre
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Andre. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Andre
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About the name Andre
Andre is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 132K births in the dataset. Andre's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #119. Use the chart and map above to compare Andre'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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