US rank #7896 Boys' name Peak 2004 1,045 births

Andon — #7896 US boys' name

1,045 babies named Andon in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s282000s6762010s2842020s52
#7896
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Andon was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

203 babies were named Andon in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Andon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,045 babies named Andon between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Andon currently holds the #7896 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 203 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Andon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 676 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Andon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Andon in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Andon 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 1,045 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.

Andon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,045

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2004

203 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,896

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Andon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
203
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Andon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
676 births that decade — 65% of Andon's all-time total
1970s51980s282000s6762010s2842020s52

Andon by state

Where Andon concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Andon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
73 7.0%
#2 Ohio
47 4.5%
#3 California
44 4.2%
#4 Florida
31 3.0%
#5 New York
24 2.3%
#6 Michigan
22 2.1%
#7 Georgia
21 2.0%
#8 Arizona
16 1.5%
Texas share of Andon's total US births 7.0%
Even split

73 of 1,045 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Andon appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Andon?
1,045 babies have been named Andon since 1979. It currently ranks #7896 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 203 births.
When was Andon most popular?
Andon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 676 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Andon most popular?
The top states for the name Andon are Texas (73 births), Ohio (47 births), California (44 births).
How long has the name Andon been used?
Andon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Andon?
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.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.