Andrei
Andrei, Andrey, or Andrej is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include:Andrei of Polotsk, Lithuanian nobleman Andrei Broder, Romanian-Israeli American computer scientist and engineer Andrei Chikatilo (1936–1994), prolific and cannibalistic Russian serial killer and rapist Andrei Denisov (weightlifter), Israeli Olympic weightlifter Andrei Glavina…
Meaning & Origin of Andrei
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Andrei, Andrey, or Andrej is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include:Andrei of Polotsk, Lithuanian nobleman Andrei Broder, Romanian-Israeli American computer scientist and engineer Andrei Chikatilo (1936–1994), prolific and cannibalistic Russian serial killer and rapist Andrei Denisov (weightlifter), Israeli Olympic weightlifter Andrei Glavina…
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The Story of Andrei
Andrei first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1948, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 119 Andreis were born — ranking #1,360 that year. As of 2026, Andrei ranks #2,271 for baby boys with 63 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 3K Andreis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Andrei
Andrei is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Andrei's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #1,360. Use the chart and map above to compare Andrei'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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