Total births
21
Recorded 1982–1989 Boys' name Peak 1986 21 births
Anrew — boys' name
21 babies named Anrew in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Anrew was born in this single decade.
1986
Single peak year
6 babies were named Anrew in 1986 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Anrew
The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Anrew between 1982 and 1989, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anrew currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Anrew performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Anrew 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 21 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.
Anrew at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
1986
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1982
Anrew popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1982
- Peak year (1986)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
Anrew by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 21 births that decade — 100% of Anrew's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Anrew? ▼
21 babies have been named Anrew since 1982. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1986 with 6 births.
When was Anrew most popular? ▼
Anrew was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Anrew been used? ▼
Anrew has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 8 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Anrew? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anri, Anre. 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, 1982–1989 (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.