US rank #197 Boys' name Peak 2007 94,525 births

Andres — #197 US boys' name

94,525 babies named Andres in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#197
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Andres was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

2,721 babies were named Andres in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Andres

The Social Security Administration has registered 94,525 babies named Andres between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Andres currently holds the #197 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 2,721 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Andres performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24,775 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Andres shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 29,081 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Andres in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Andres 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 94,525 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.

Andres at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

94,525

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2007

2,721 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#197

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Andres popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2007)
2,721
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,000 202420061988197019521934191618961880 14

Andres popularity over time — girls

449 total births recorded since 1925 (Andres as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 449 births
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Andres by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24,775 births that decade — 26% of Andres's all-time total
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Andres by state

Where Andres concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Andres
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
29,081 30.8%
#2 Texas
21,322 22.6%
#3 Florida
6,672 7.1%
#4 New York
4,915 5.2%
#5 Illinois
4,275 4.5%
#6 Arizona
4,125 4.4%
#7 New Mexico
2,262 2.4%
#8 New Jersey
1,951 2.1%
California share of Andres's total US births 30.8%
Even split

29,081 of 94,525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Andres appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Andres?
94,525 babies have been named Andres since 1880. It currently ranks #197 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 2,721 births.
When was Andres most popular?
Andres was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24,775 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Andres most popular?
The top states for the name Andres are California (29,081 births), Texas (21,322 births), Florida (6,672 births).
How long has the name Andres been used?
Andres has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Andres?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Andrew, Andre, Andy, Anderson, 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, 1880–2024 (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.