Andy vs Andrew

Side-by-side comparison of Andy and Andrew - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Andy

Boy name · Rank #491

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Name B

Andrew

Boy name · Rank #68

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Metric Andy Andrew
Current Rank #491 #68
Total Births (all years) 94,185 1,329,454
Peak Year 2005 1987
Peak Year Births 1,936 36,206
Peak Decade 2000s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Andy Andrew
1880s 528 6,053
1890s 495 5,719
1900s 468 6,277
1910s 2,139 28,152
1920s 2,806 35,952
1930s 2,329 25,025
1940s 3,706 34,618
1950s 6,897 60,972
1960s 12,138 97,109
1970s 9,038 132,929
1980s 8,460 285,074
1990s 12,294 272,941
2000s 17,825 202,588
2010s 11,221 105,086
2020s 3,841 30,959

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Andy Andrew
2014 1,270 11,189
2015 1,068 10,147
2016 1,060 9,437
2017 881 8,290
2018 884 7,315
2019 838 6,815
2020 757 6,068
2021 637 5,623
2022 689 5,168
2023 604 4,812
2024 630 4,791
2025 524 4,497

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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