Boys' name · since 1913
Andreas
8,630 babies named Andreas in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,316 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,630
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
8,630 babies have been named Andreas since 1913, making it today's #1278 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Andreas recorded 8,630 times among boys since 1913, holding rank #1278 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #1,316 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,278 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,630 born since 1913
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andreas ranks #1,316 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,278 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,630 born since 1913, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,316 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,630
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Andreas's 8,630 recorded births place it above 97.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Andreas compares
8,630 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Andreas's all-time total is 23x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Andreas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,630 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 221 | 34 | 22,252 |
Andreas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Andreas's full recorded timeline at 1978, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 221 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Andreas popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 221
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Andreas popularity over time - girls
49 total births recorded since 1967 (Andreas as girls' name)
Andreas by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,859 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Andreas's strongest decade.
1,859 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Andreas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 41
1910s
41 births
- 1920s 39
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 150
1950s
150 births
- 1960s 671
1960s
671 births
- 1970s
1970s
760 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,071 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,467 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,859 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,514 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,000 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,859 births (22% of all-time use).
How Andreas 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 Andreas's total volume
Andreas by state
Where Andreas concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,340 | 15.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,007 | 11.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 440 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 419 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 367 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 270 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 172 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Washington | | 171 | 2.0% |
1,340 of 8,630 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Andreas appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Andreas's data
- Andreas's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,859 total births) through the 2020s (1,000) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Andreass (1,340 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Andreas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Andreas 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.