Boys' name · since 1954
Andrae
Andrae has 2,122 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,180 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,281 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,122
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Andrae currently ranks #7281 among boys' names in America, with 2,122 babies recorded since 1954.
Social Security Administration records show Andrae recorded 2,122 times among boys since 1954, holding rank #7281 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #3,180 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,281 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,122 born since 1954
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andrae ranks #3,180 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,281 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,122 born since 1954, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,180 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,281 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,122
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Andrae's 2,122 recorded births place it above 93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Andrae compares
2,122 Top 21% higher than 79% of 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
Andrae's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Andrae | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,122 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 141 | 34 | 22,252 |
Andrae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Andrae's full recorded timeline at 1993, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 141 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Andrae popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 141
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Andrae popularity over time - girls
41 total births recorded since 1963 (Andrae as girls' name)
Andrae by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (775 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Andrae's strongest decade.
775 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Andrae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 96
1960s
96 births
- 1970s
1970s
419 births
- 1980s
1980s
775 births
- 1990s 262
1990s
262 births
- 2000s 273
2000s
273 births
- 2010s 224
2010s
224 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 775 births (37% of all-time use).
How Andrae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Andrae's total volume
Andrae by state
Where Andrae concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 126 | 5.9% |
| #2 | California | | 96 | 4.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 58 | 2.7% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 50 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 43 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 34 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 34 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 28 | 1.3% |
126 of 2,122 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Andrae appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Andrae's data
- Andrae's decade-level peak was the 1980s (775 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 Andraes (126 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 Andrae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Andrae 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.