US rank #5934 Boys' name Peak 2011 398 births

Andrej — #5934 US boys' name

398 babies named Andrej in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s261980s221990s582000s962010s1152020s75
#5934
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Andrej was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

18 babies were named Andrej in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Andrej

The Social Security Administration has registered 398 babies named Andrej between 1965 and 2024, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Andrej currently holds the #5934 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Andrej performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Andrej shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Andrej in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Andrej 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 398 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.

Andrej at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

398

Since 1965

60 years of records

Peak year

2011

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,934

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1965

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2024

Andrej popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1965

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
18
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
05101520 20242018201220062000199319821965 6

Andrej by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
115 births that decade — 29% of Andrej's all-time total
1960s61970s261980s221990s582000s962010s1152020s75

Andrej by state

Where Andrej concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Andrej
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
21 5.3%
Illinois share of Andrej's total US births 5.3%

21 of 398 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Andrej?
398 babies have been named Andrej since 1965. It currently ranks #5934 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 18 births.
When was Andrej most popular?
Andrej was most popular in the 2010s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Andrej most popular?
The top states for the name Andrej are Illinois (21 births).
How long has the name Andrej been used?
Andrej has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 60 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Andrej?
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, 1965–2024 (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.