Andromeda
Andromeda is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek Mythology.
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Andromeda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Andromeda is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
The Story of Andromeda
American parents first put Andromeda on the record books as a baby girl name in 1962, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 94 Andromedas were born — ranking #2,047 that year. About 37% of every Andromeda on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Andromeda ranks #2,262 for baby girls with 82 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Andromeda
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Andromeda
Andromeda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Andromeda's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,047. Use the chart and map above to compare Andromeda'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.