Recorded 1982–2025 Boys' name Peak 1994 17 births

Andes — boys' name

17 babies named Andes in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

17 boys have been named Andes since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.

17
total births
1982–2025
years on record
1990s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Andes was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Andes in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Andes

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Andes between 1982 and 2025, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Andes currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Andes performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Andes shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Andes 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 17 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.

Andes at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

17

Since 1982

44 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1982

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2025

Andes popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1982

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Andes by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
7 births that decade — 41% of Andes's all-time total
1980s51990s72020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Andes?
17 babies have been named Andes since 1982. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Andes most popular?
Andes was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Andes been used?
Andes has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 44 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Andes?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Andrew, Andre, Andres, Andy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1982–2025 (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.