Girls' name · since 1942
Andrena
700 babies named Andrena in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 700
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Andrena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 700 have been recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Andrena recorded 700 times among girls since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2012.
- #9,518 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 700 born since 1942
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andrena ranks #9,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 700 born since 1942, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 700
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Andrena's 700 recorded births place it above 86.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Andrena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Andrena's full recorded timeline at 1976, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Andrena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2012
- Peak year (1968)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Andrena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (151 births, 22% of the file).
1970s was Andrena's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Andrena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
80 births
- 1960s
1960s
137 births
- 1970s
1970s
151 births
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 151 births (22% of all-time use).
How Andrena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Andrena's total volume
Andrena by state
Where Andrena concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 54 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.4% |
54 of 700 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Andrena's data
- Andrena's decade-level peak was the 1970s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Andrenas (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Andrena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1942–2012 (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 Andrena 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.