US rank #8420 Boys' name Peak 1994 378 births

Andrzej — #8420 US boys' name

378 babies named Andrzej in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s631980s831990s842000s672010s542020s21
#8420
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Andrzej was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

22 babies were named Andrzej in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Andrzej

The Social Security Administration has registered 378 babies named Andrzej between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Andrzej currently holds the #8420 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Andrzej performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Andrzej shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Connecticut and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Andrzej in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Andrzej 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 378 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.

Andrzej at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

378

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

1994

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,420

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Andrzej popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
22
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
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Andrzej by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
84 births that decade — 22% of Andrzej's all-time total
1960s61970s631980s831990s842000s672010s542020s21

Andrzej by state

Where Andrzej concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Andrzej
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
44 11.6%
#2 Connecticut
5 1.3%
#3 New York
5 1.3%
Illinois share of Andrzej's total US births 11.6%
Even split

44 of 378 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Andrzej?
378 babies have been named Andrzej since 1966. It currently ranks #8420 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 22 births.
When was Andrzej most popular?
Andrzej was most popular in the 1990s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Andrzej most popular?
The top states for the name Andrzej are Illinois (44 births), Connecticut (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Andrzej been used?
Andrzej has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Andrzej?
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, 1966–2024 (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.