Boys' name · since 1880
Andres
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 96,284 babies named Andres, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #200 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 96,284
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Andres currently ranks #200 among boys' names in America, with 96,284 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Andres recorded 96,284 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #200 nationally today, ahead of 99% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #323 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #200 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 96,284 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andres ranks #323 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #200 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 96,284 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #200 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 96,284
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Andres's 96,284 recorded births place it above 99.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Andres compares
96,284 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Andres's all-time total is 261x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Andres | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 96,284 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,721 | 34 | 22,252 |
Andres's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Andres's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 95% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 5%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1896, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 2,721, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Andres popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 2,721
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Andres popularity over time - girls
449 total births recorded since 1925 (Andres as girls' name)
Andres by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (24,777 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Andres's strongest decade.
24,777 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Andres births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 77
1880s
77 births
- 1890s 68
1890s
68 births
- 1900s 110
1900s
110 births
- 1910s 482
1910s
482 births
- 1920s 1,002
1920s
1,002 births
- 1930s 895
1930s
895 births
- 1940s 1,109
1940s
1,109 births
- 1950s 1,615
1950s
1,615 births
- 1960s 2,588
1960s
2,588 births
- 1970s 4,829
1970s
4,829 births
- 1980s
1980s
10,037 births
- 1990s
1990s
19,640 births
- 2000s
2000s
24,777 births
- 2010s
2010s
18,376 births
- 2020s
2020s
10,679 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24,777 births (26% of all-time use).
How Andres compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Andres's total volume
Andres by state
Where Andres concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29,490 | 30.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21,739 | 22.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6,787 | 7.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 4,965 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 4,330 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 4,206 | 4.4% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 2,296 | 2.4% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 1,974 | 2.1% |
29,490 of 96,284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Andres appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Andres's data
- Andres's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (24,777 total births) through the 2020s (10,679) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Andress (29,490 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Andres: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Andres 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.