Recorded 1979–2023 Unisex name Peak 1993 197 births

Ande — unisex name

197 babies named Ande in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s702000s612010s412020s19
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Ande was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ande in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ande

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Ande between 1979 and 2023, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ande currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Ande is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 41 additional births since 1956.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ande performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ande shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ande in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 197 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ande at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

197

Since 1979

45 years of records

Peak year

1993

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1979

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ande popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1979

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1993)
12
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
468101214 20232017201120052001199719931979 6

Ande popularity over time — boys

41 total births recorded since 1956 (Ande as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 41 births
4.555.566.5 20242011200219881981197119571956 6

Ande by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
70 births that decade — 36% of Ande's all-time total
1970s61990s702000s612010s412020s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ande?
197 babies have been named Ande since 1979. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1993 with 12 births.
When was Ande most popular?
Ande was most popular in the 1990s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Is Ande a unisex name?
Yes, Ande is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 197 births, and as a boy's name it has 41 births.
How long has the name Ande been used?
Ande has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 45 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ande?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Andrea, Andria, Andi, Andra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.