Recorded 1971–2020 Unisex name Peak 1977 40 births

Andrel — boys' name

40 babies named Andrel in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191990s62000s72020s8
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Andrel was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

8 babies were named Andrel in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Andrel

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Andrel between 1971 and 2020, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Andrel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Andrel is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Andrel performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Andrel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Andrel 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 40 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.

Andrel at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

40

Since 1971

50 years of records

Peak year

1977

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1971

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2020

Andrel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1971

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1977)
8
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
456789 202020021994197719721971 5

Andrel popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1982 (Andrel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1982 5

Andrel by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
19 births that decade — 48% of Andrel's all-time total
1970s191990s62000s72020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Andrel?
40 babies have been named Andrel since 1971. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1977 with 8 births.
When was Andrel most popular?
Andrel was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Is Andrel a unisex name?
Yes, Andrel is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 40 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Andrel been used?
Andrel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 50 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Andrel?
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.

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, 1971–2020 (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.