Fun Facts About the Name Andrea
- Decades of popularity: Andrea stayed in the U.S. top 100 for 51 consecutive years, from 1962 through 2012.
- More than 451 thousand babies named Andrea: U.S. records list 451,435 babies given the name Andrea from 1880 through 2025. Even 6,029 boys received the name Andrea - about 1 boy for every 74 girls.
What Does the Name Andrea Mean?
Andrea comes from the Greek name Ἀνδρέας (Andreas), which means "manly" or "masculine." The Greek word behind it is ἀνήρ (anēr, man), whose genitive form is ἀνδρός (andros); the adjective ἀνδρεῖος (andreios) means "manly" or "brave." In English and many other languages, Andrea is the feminine form of Andrew, while in Italian it is the masculine form of the same name. The literal sense is etymological and does not describe the character of a person who bears it.
Andrea Name History & Origins
The Greek name Ἀνδρέας (Andreas) appears in the New Testament as the name of the apostle Andrew, brother of Simon Peter. Veneration of Andrew helped carry the name through Christian Europe, and it passed into Latin as Andreas and then into vernacular forms: Andrew in English, André in French, Andrés in Spanish, Andreas in German, and Andrea in Italian.
In Italian, Andrea is a masculine name; the -a ending also occurs in other masculine Italian names of Greek or Latin origin, such as Luca and Nicola. It is the name of the Renaissance painter Andrea del Sarto (1486 - 1530) and the architect Andrea Palladio (1508 - 1580). In English, German, Spanish, and several other languages, Andrea is the feminine counterpart of Andrew, with the -a ending matching common feminine naming patterns. The same written name therefore has different gender associations depending on the language.
How Popular is the Name Andrea?
Andrea recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1981. Its best rank was #23 in 1978.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #235 | 1,317 | 0.0819% |
| 2024 | #185 | 1,624 | 0.1007% |
| 2023 | #173 | 1,674 | 0.1045% |
| 2022 | #155 | 1,858 | 0.1134% |
| 2021 | #173 | 1,695 | 0.1034% |
| 2020 | #149 | 1,819 | 0.1126% |
| 2019 | #141 | 1,990 | 0.1186% |
| 2018 | #134 | 2,167 | 0.1274% |
| 2017 | #128 | 2,324 | 0.1347% |
| 2016 | #128 | 2,480 | 0.1400% |
| 2015 | #117 | 2,710 | 0.1519% |
| 2014 | #125 | 2,563 | 0.1435% |
| 2013 | #112 | 2,817 | 0.1606% |
| 2012 | #100 | 3,052 | 0.1733% |
| 2011 | #82 | 3,512 | 0.1997% |
| 2010 | #80 | 3,569 | 0.2008% |
| 2009 | #73 | 4,064 | 0.2212% |
| 2008 | #72 | 4,263 | 0.2255% |
| 2007 | #60 | 4,798 | 0.2496% |
| 2006 | #59 | 5,006 | 0.2633% |
| 2005 | #65 | 4,671 | 0.2528% |
| 2004 | #57 | 5,056 | 0.2754% |
| 2003 | #60 | 4,982 | 0.2727% |
| 2002 | #55 | 5,118 | 0.2848% |
| 2001 | #49 | 5,745 | 0.3191% |
| 2000 | #55 | 5,479 | 0.3017% |
| 1999 | #59 | 5,070 | 0.2858% |
| 1998 | #61 | 5,133 | 0.2905% |
| 1997 | #58 | 5,405 | 0.3105% |
| 1996 | #61 | 5,671 | 0.3235% |
| 1995 | #55 | 6,008 | 0.3417% |
| 1994 | #49 | 6,482 | 0.3630% |
| 1993 | #44 | 7,241 | 0.4003% |
| 1992 | #39 | 8,024 | 0.4352% |
| 1991 | #39 | 7,995 | 0.4264% |
| 1990 | #40 | 8,214 | 0.4327% |
| 1989 | #39 | 8,410 | 0.4562% |
| 1988 | #35 | 8,391 | 0.4712% |
| 1987 | #36 | 8,496 | 0.4887% |
| 1986 | #36 | 8,640 | 0.5036% |
| 1985 | #33 | 10,053 | 0.5842% |
| 1984 | #28 | 10,350 | 0.6147% |
| 1983 | #30 | 10,414 | 0.6233% |
| 1982 | #27 | 11,374 | 0.6717% |
| 1981 | #24 | 11,685 | 0.7005% |
| 1980 | #28 | 10,451 | 0.6294% |
| 1979 | #26 | 10,337 | 0.6439% |
| 1978 | #23 | 10,461 | 0.6829% |
| 1977 | #24 | 9,783 | 0.6381% |
| 1976 | #25 | 8,352 | 0.5700% |
| 1975 | #28 | 8,043 | 0.5517% |
| 1974 | #35 | 7,471 | 0.5091% |
| 1973 | #30 | 7,766 | 0.5326% |
| 1972 | #30 | 8,021 | 0.5273% |
| 1971 | #35 | 8,482 | 0.5098% |
| 1970 | #43 | 7,708 | 0.4409% |
| 1969 | #48 | 7,201 | 0.4268% |
| 1968 | #48 | 7,089 | 0.4322% |
| 1967 | #48 | 7,418 | 0.4493% |
| 1966 | #52 | 7,145 | 0.4222% |
| 1965 | #63 | 6,081 | 0.3445% |
| 1964 | #77 | 5,387 | 0.2843% |
| 1963 | #89 | 5,012 | 0.2600% |
| 1962 | #99 | 4,543 | 0.2310% |
| 1961 | #110 | 4,320 | 0.2140% |
| 1960 | #115 | 4,212 | 0.2083% |
| 1959 | #123 | 3,753 | 0.1855% |
| 1958 | #135 | 3,242 | 0.1612% |
| 1957 | #130 | 3,372 | 0.1649% |
| 1956 | #127 | 3,398 | 0.1692% |
| 1955 | #139 | 2,762 | 0.1413% |
| 1954 | #136 | 2,723 | 0.1402% |
| 1953 | #131 | 2,720 | 0.1446% |
| 1952 | #132 | 2,770 | 0.1494% |
| 1951 | #136 | 2,444 | 0.1357% |
| 1950 | #141 | 2,196 | 0.1282% |
| 1949 | #144 | 2,142 | 0.1252% |
| 1948 | #128 | 2,366 | 0.1393% |
| 1947 | #126 | 2,509 | 0.1415% |
| 1946 | #125 | 2,301 | 0.1464% |
| 1945 | #126 | 1,934 | 0.1480% |
| 1944 | #128 | 2,026 | 0.1527% |
| 1943 | #169 | 1,419 | 0.1017% |
| 1942 | #214 | 935 | 0.0692% |
| 1941 | #240 | 721 | 0.0597% |
| 1940 | #239 | 708 | 0.0619% |
| 1939 | #246 | 648 | 0.0591% |
| 1938 | #303 | 428 | 0.0388% |
| 1937 | #487 | 181 | 0.0170% |
| 1936 | #527 | 151 | 0.0145% |
| 1935 | #554 | 133 | 0.0127% |
| 1934 | #561 | 131 | 0.0125% |
| 1933 | #507 | 158 | 0.0157% |
| 1932 | #593 | 123 | 0.0115% |
| 1931 | #717 | 88 | 0.0083% |
| 1930 | #568 | 143 | 0.0127% |
| 1929 | #678 | 107 | 0.0096% |
| 1928 | #679 | 106 | 0.0092% |
| 1927 | #687 | 111 | 0.0093% |
| 1926 | #631 | 129 | 0.0109% |
| 1925 | #594 | 148 | 0.0122% |
| 1924 | #649 | 133 | 0.0106% |
| 1923 | #752 | 93 | 0.0077% |
| 1922 | #694 | 111 | 0.0092% |
| 1921 | #717 | 104 | 0.0084% |
| 1920 | #702 | 107 | 0.0089% |
| 1919 | #728 | 92 | 0.0081% |
| 1918 | #778 | 85 | 0.0073% |
| 1917 | #842 | 66 | 0.0061% |
| 1916 | #877 | 60 | 0.0057% |
| 1915 | #791 | 69 | 0.0070% |
| 1914 | #747 | 59 | 0.0077% |
| 1913 | #678 | 58 | 0.0093% |
| 1912 | #869 | 33 | 0.0059% |
| 1911 | #876 | 24 | 0.0057% |
| 1910 | #832 | 27 | 0.0068% |
| 1909 | #774 | 27 | 0.0078% |
| 1908 | #710 | 30 | 0.0090% |
| 1907 | #793 | 22 | 0.0069% |
| 1906 | #1,004 | 14 | 0.0047% |
| 1905 | #1,165 | 11 | 0.0038% |
| 1904 | #775 | 21 | 0.0076% |
| 1903 | #931 | 14 | 0.0053% |
| 1902 | #757 | 21 | 0.0080% |
| 1901 | #961 | 12 | 0.0050% |
| 1900 | #1,054 | 13 | 0.0043% |
| 1899 | #814 | 16 | 0.0069% |
| 1898 | #842 | 16 | 0.0062% |
| 1897 | #983 | 11 | 0.0047% |
| 1896 | #756 | 18 | 0.0076% |
| 1895 | #935 | 12 | 0.0051% |
| 1894 | #784 | 15 | 0.0067% |
| 1893 | #827 | 13 | 0.0061% |
| 1892 | #728 | 16 | 0.0075% |
| 1891 | #1,011 | 8 | 0.0043% |
| 1890 | #1,219 | 6 | 0.0032% |
| 1889 | #843 | 10 | 0.0056% |
| 1888 | #1,041 | 7 | 0.0039% |
| 1887 | #943 | 7 | 0.0048% |
| 1886 | #778 | 9 | 0.0062% |
| 1885 | #926 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1884 | #856 | 7 | 0.0054% |
| 1881 | #836 | 5 | 0.0054% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,622 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #5,055 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #5,944 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #4,711 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #5,120 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #4,148 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #6,118 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #4,097 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #3,591 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2016 | #5,329 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #7,091 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #4,879 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #6,261 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #5,043 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #4,665 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #5,056 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #4,928 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #3,566 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #4,381 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #2,835 | 40 | 0.0019% |
| 2005 | #2,530 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 2004 | #2,164 | 54 | 0.0027% |
| 2003 | #2,623 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 2002 | #2,756 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #2,490 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2000 | #1,968 | 52 | 0.0026% |
| 1999 | #1,861 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 1998 | #1,873 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 1997 | #2,128 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1996 | #1,766 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 1995 | #1,549 | 61 | 0.0032% |
| 1994 | #1,477 | 64 | 0.0033% |
| 1993 | #1,539 | 59 | 0.0030% |
| 1992 | #1,263 | 80 | 0.0040% |
| 1991 | #1,156 | 91 | 0.0045% |
| 1990 | #1,136 | 90 | 0.0044% |
| 1989 | #884 | 130 | 0.0065% |
| 1988 | #1,024 | 92 | 0.0048% |
| 1987 | #861 | 117 | 0.0063% |
| 1986 | #785 | 133 | 0.0072% |
| 1985 | #805 | 121 | 0.0065% |
| 1984 | #796 | 120 | 0.0066% |
| 1983 | #800 | 120 | 0.0067% |
| 1982 | #762 | 133 | 0.0073% |
| 1981 | #694 | 154 | 0.0086% |
| 1980 | #719 | 147 | 0.0082% |
| 1979 | #740 | 136 | 0.0079% |
| 1978 | #677 | 152 | 0.0093% |
| 1977 | #670 | 159 | 0.0097% |
| 1976 | #601 | 183 | 0.0117% |
| 1975 | #612 | 177 | 0.0113% |
| 1974 | #642 | 158 | 0.0100% |
| 1973 | #659 | 147 | 0.0094% |
| 1972 | #678 | 140 | 0.0086% |
| 1971 | #669 | 153 | 0.0087% |
| 1970 | #695 | 142 | 0.0076% |
| 1969 | #709 | 121 | 0.0068% |
| 1968 | #638 | 141 | 0.0081% |
| 1967 | #644 | 134 | 0.0077% |
| 1966 | #630 | 138 | 0.0077% |
| 1965 | #684 | 118 | 0.0063% |
| 1964 | #774 | 95 | 0.0048% |
| 1963 | #767 | 99 | 0.0049% |
| 1962 | #779 | 95 | 0.0046% |
| 1961 | #951 | 65 | 0.0031% |
| 1960 | #837 | 81 | 0.0038% |
| 1959 | #837 | 82 | 0.0038% |
| 1958 | #945 | 65 | 0.0031% |
| 1957 | #925 | 67 | 0.0031% |
| 1956 | #946 | 62 | 0.0029% |
| 1955 | #1,370 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1954 | #1,498 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1953 | #1,552 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1952 | #1,806 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #1,522 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1950 | #1,881 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1949 | #2,126 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1948 | #1,821 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1947 | #1,992 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #2,271 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #1,698 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1944 | #1,891 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1943 | #2,183 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #2,149 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1941 | #2,497 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #2,886 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #1,493 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1938 | #2,880 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,914 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1936 | #2,457 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #2,965 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #3,305 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #2,748 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #2,193 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1931 | #3,106 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #2,616 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #2,992 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #2,667 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #2,203 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #4,230 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #2,757 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1924 | #2,235 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1923 | #2,777 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1922 | #3,026 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1921 | #2,636 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1920 | #2,974 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1919 | #2,680 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1918 | #2,550 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1917 | #2,194 | 13 | 0.0014% |
| 1916 | #2,736 | 9 | 0.0010% |
| 1915 | #2,463 | 10 | 0.0012% |
| 1914 | #1,781 | 13 | 0.0020% |
| 1913 | #2,099 | 8 | 0.0016% |
| 1912 | #2,052 | 7 | 0.0016% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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