Andrus
Andrus is an Estonian masculine given name.
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Andrus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Andrus is an Estonian masculine given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Estonian
The Story of Andrus
Andrus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 10 Andruss were born — ranking #7,500 that year. As of 2026, Andrus ranks #8,152 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 133 Andruss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Andrus
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Andrus. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Andres
- Anti
Names that sound like Andrus
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About the name Andrus
Andrus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 133 births in the dataset. Andrus's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #7,500. Use the chart and map above to compare Andrus'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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