Boys' name · since 1982
Andes
Andes has 17 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,970 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,472 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Andes currently ranks #12472 among boys' names in America, with 17 babies recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Andes recorded 17 times among boys since 1982, holding rank #12472 nationally today, ahead of 10% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #29,970 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,472 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andes ranks #29,970 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,472 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,970 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,472 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Andes's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Andes compares
17 7th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Andes's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Andes | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Andes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Andes's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Andes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Andes by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (7 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Andes's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Andes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Andes's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Andes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Andes 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.