Girls' name · since 1944
Andera
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 735 babies named Andera, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 735
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
735 girls have been named Andera since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Andera has 735 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2009.
- #9,237 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 735 born since 1944
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andera ranks #9,237 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 735 born since 1944, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 735
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Andera's 735 recorded births place it above 87.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Andera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Andera splits its recorded history at 1977: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Andera popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2009
- Peak year (1981)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Andera popularity over time - boys
18 total births recorded since 1959 (Andera as boys' name)
Andera by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (226 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Andera's strongest decade.
226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Andera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s
1960s
176 births
- 1970s
1970s
226 births
- 1980s
1980s
206 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 226 births (31% of all-time use).
How Andera compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Andera's total volume
Andera by state
Where Andera concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 0.8% |
39 of 735 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Andera's decade-level peak was the 1970s (226 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anderas (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Andera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1944–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Andera draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.