Boys' name · since 1970

Andrw

51 babies named Andrw in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,990 of 45,481
all-time among boys
51
born since 1970
1980s
peak decade

Andrw is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 51 have been recorded since 1970.

Andrw has 51 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1970 to 1989.

  • #21,990 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 51 born since 1970
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andrw ranks #21,990 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.

#21,990 of 45,481
all-time among boys
51
born since 1970
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Andrw's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Andrw's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Andrw's full recorded timeline at 1985, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Andrw popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1985)
13
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
468101214 1970198119841985198619871989 7

Andrw by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (46 births, 90% of the file).

1980s was Andrw's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 90% of all-time use.

Andrw births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 46 births (90% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Andrw? ▼
Since 1970, Social Security records show 51 babies named Andrw. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #21,990 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1989. Its busiest year on record was 1985, with 13 births.
Where does Andrw sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andrw ranks #21,990 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Andrw most popular? ▼
Andrw was most popular in the 1980s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Andrw been used? ▼
Andrw has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 20 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Andrw? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Andrw

Nearby Names Like Andrw

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Andrw

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Andrw: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1970–1989 (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 Andrw 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.