Unisex name · since 1917
Andra
Andra has 5,572 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,411 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,572
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
5,572 babies have been named Andra since 1917, making it today's #8411 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Andra recorded 5,572 times among girls since 1917, holding rank #8411 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #2,392 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,411 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,572 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andra ranks #2,392 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,411 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,572 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,411 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,572
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Andra's 5,572 recorded births place it above 96.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Andra compares
5,572 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Andra's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Andra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,572 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 180 | 21 | 19,840 |
Andra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Andra splits its recorded history at 1977: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 180 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Andra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 180
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Andra popularity over time - boys
2,592 total births recorded since 1947 (Andra as boys' name)
Andra by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,232 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Andra's strongest decade.
1,232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Andra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 97
1930s
97 births
- 1940s
1940s
576 births
- 1950s
1950s
824 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,232 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,029 births
- 1980s
1980s
832 births
- 1990s 420
1990s
420 births
- 2000s 332
2000s
332 births
- 2010s 152
2010s
152 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,232 births (22% of all-time use).
How Andra 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 Andra's total volume
Andra by state
Where Andra concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 505 | 9.1% |
| #2 | California | | 462 | 8.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 178 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 141 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 132 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 86 | 1.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 78 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 68 | 1.2% |
505 of 5,572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Andra appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Andra's data
- Andra's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,232 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Andras (505 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Andra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Andra 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.