Unisex name · since 1971

Andrel

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.

#23,642 of 45,481
all-time among boys
40
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade

Andrel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 40 have been recorded since 1971.

Andrel has 40 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2020.

  • #23,642 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 40 born since 1971
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andrel ranks #23,642 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.

#23,642 of 45,481
all-time among boys
40
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Andrel's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Andrel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Andrel splits its recorded history at 1994: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Andrel popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1977)
8
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
456789 197119721977199420022020 8

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

1970s is the heaviest window (19 births, 48% of the file).

1970s was Andrel's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Andrel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Andrel? ▼
Andrel has been given to 40 babies in the U.S. since 1971, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,642 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 8 babies were born in 1977, its single highest year.
Where does Andrel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andrel ranks #23,642 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Andrel go back to 1971, giving 50 years of history 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.

What to do with Andrel's data

  • Andrel's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2020s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Andrel

Nearby Names Like Andrel

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Andrel

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#200 96,284 births
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#565 94,185 births
Anderson Boy
#363 33,991 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Andrel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1971–2020 (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 Andrel 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.