Boys' name · since 1912
Andrews
576 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.
- #7,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,076 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 576
- born since 1912
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Andrews is the #12076 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 576 recorded since 1912.
Andrews has 576 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12076 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #7,247 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,076 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 576 born since 1912
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andrews ranks #7,247 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,076 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 576 born since 1912, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,076 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 576
- born since 1912
- 1980s
- peak decade
Andrews's 576 recorded births place it above 84.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Andrews compares
576 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Andrews's all-time total is 56% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Andrews | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 576 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Andrews's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Andrews's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Andrews popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Andrews by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (147 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Andrews's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Andrews births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
147 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 147 births (26% of all-time use).
How Andrews 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 Andrews's total volume
Andrews by state
Where Andrews concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 35 | 6.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
35 of 576 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Andrews's data
- Andrews's decade-level peak was the 1980s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Andrewss (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Andrews
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Andrews: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Andrews 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.