US rank #1098 Boys' name Peak 2006 8,472 births

Andreas — #1098 US boys' name

8,472 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.

1910s411920s391930s261940s321950s1501960s6711970s7601980s10681990s14672000s18582010s15142020s846
#1098
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Andreas was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

221 babies were named Andreas in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Andreas

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,472 babies named Andreas between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Andreas currently holds the #1098 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 221 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Andreas performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,858 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Andreas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,319 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Andreas in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Andreas 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 8,472 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.

Andreas at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

8,472

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

2006

221 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,098

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Andreas popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
221
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
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Andreas popularity over time — girls

49 total births recorded since 1967 (Andreas as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 49 births
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Andreas by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,858 births that decade — 22% of Andreas's all-time total
1910s411920s391930s261940s321950s1501960s6711970s7601980s10681990s14672000s18582010s15142020s846

Andreas by state

Where Andreas concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Andreas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,319 15.6%
#2 New York
989 11.7%
#3 Texas
424 5.0%
#4 Illinois
419 4.9%
#5 Florida
355 4.2%
#6 New Jersey
264 3.1%
#7 Washington
171 2.0%
#8 Michigan
163 1.9%
California share of Andreas's total US births 15.6%
Even split

1,319 of 8,472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Andreas appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Andreas?
8,472 babies have been named Andreas since 1913. It currently ranks #1098 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 221 births.
When was Andreas most popular?
Andreas was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,858 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Andreas most popular?
The top states for the name Andreas are California (1,319 births), New York (989 births), Texas (424 births).
How long has the name Andreas been used?
Andreas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Andreas?
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, 1913–2024 (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.