Recorded 1944–2009 Girls' name Peak 1981 735 births

Andera — girls' name

735 babies named Andera in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s361960s1761970s2261980s2061990s692000s11
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Andera was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

33 babies were named Andera in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Andera

The Social Security Administration has registered 735 babies named Andera between 1944 and 2009, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Andera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Andera performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 226 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Andera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Andera in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Andera 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 735 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.

Andera at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

735

Since 1944

66 years of records

Peak year

1981

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1944

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2009

Andera popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1944

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1981)
33
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
010203040 200919951988198219761970196419581944 6

Andera popularity over time — boys

18 total births recorded since 1959 (Andera as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 18 births
4.555.566.577.5 197619681959 6

Andera by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
226 births that decade — 31% of Andera's all-time total
1940s111950s361960s1761970s2261980s2061990s692000s11

Andera by state

Where Andera concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Andera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 5.3%
#2 Texas
6 0.8%
California share of Andera's total US births 5.3%
Even split

39 of 735 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Andera?
735 babies have been named Andera since 1944. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1981 with 33 births.
When was Andera most popular?
Andera was most popular in the 1970s decade with 226 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Andera most popular?
The top states for the name Andera are California (39 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Andera been used?
Andera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 66 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Andera?
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, 1944–2009 (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.