Andrew
Andrew is the English form from the Old French name Andreu / Andrieu, themselves from Latin Andreas, from Greek-derived given name Andreas. It is related to Ancient Greek: ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός aner/andros, "man", thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior".
- English
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Andrew
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Andrew is the English form from the Old French name Andreu / Andrieu, themselves from Latin Andreas, from Greek-derived given name Andreas. It is related to Ancient Greek: ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός aner/andros, "man", thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Biblical
The Story of Andrew
Andrew first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 644 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 36,205 Andrews were born — ranking #6 that year. As of 2026, Andrew ranks #77 for baby boys with 4,378 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 1.3M Andrews 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 Andrew
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Names that sound like Andrew
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About the name Andrew
Andrew is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 1.3M births in the dataset. Andrew's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #5. Use the chart and map above to compare Andrew'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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