US rank #5904 Boys' name Peak 1989 570 births

Andrews — #5904 US boys' name

570 babies named Andrews in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s151940s51950s51960s191970s271980s1471990s1022000s1012010s902020s42
#5904
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 59% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

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

1989
Single peak year

22 babies were named Andrews in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Andrews

The Social Security Administration has registered 570 babies named Andrews between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Andrews currently holds the #5904 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Andrews performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Andrews shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Andrews in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Andrews 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 570 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.

Andrews at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

570

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

1989

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#5,904

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Andrews popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
22
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
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Andrews by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
147 births that decade — 26% of Andrews's all-time total
1910s171920s151940s51950s51960s191970s271980s1471990s1022000s1012010s902020s42

Andrews by state

Where Andrews concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Andrews
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
35 6.1%
#2 California
5 0.9%
New York share of Andrews's total US births 6.1%
Even split

35 of 570 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Andrews?
570 babies have been named Andrews since 1912. It currently ranks #5904 among boys. The peak year was 1989 with 22 births.
When was Andrews most popular?
Andrews was most popular in the 1980s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Andrews most popular?
The top states for the name Andrews are New York (35 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Andrews been used?
Andrews has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Andrews?
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.

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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, 1912–2024 (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.