Recorded 1978–2018 Boys' name Peak 1998 597 births

Andrue — boys' name

597 babies named Andrue in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s451990s2162000s2732010s58
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Andrue was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

41 babies were named Andrue in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Andrue

The Social Security Administration has registered 597 babies named Andrue between 1978 and 2018, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Andrue currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Andrue performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 273 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Andrue shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 71 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Andrue in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Andrue 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 597 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.

Andrue at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

597

Since 1978

41 years of records

Peak year

1998

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1978

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2018

Andrue popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1978

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1998)
41
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
01020304050 20182012200620011996199119861978 5

Andrue by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
273 births that decade — 46% of Andrue's all-time total
1970s51980s451990s2162000s2732010s58

Andrue by state

Where Andrue concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Andrue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
71 11.9%
#2 Texas
19 3.2%
#3 Ohio
5 0.8%
California share of Andrue's total US births 11.9%
Even split

71 of 597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Andrue?
597 babies have been named Andrue since 1978. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1998 with 41 births.
When was Andrue most popular?
Andrue was most popular in the 2000s decade with 273 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Andrue most popular?
The top states for the name Andrue are California (71 births), Texas (19 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Andrue been used?
Andrue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 41 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Andrue?
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.

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, 1978–2018 (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.