Total births
21
Boys' name · since 1982
Anrew
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.
- 21
- total births
- 1982–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
21 boys have been named Anrew since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Anrew has 21 recorded births among boys since 1982, 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 1982 to 1989.
- 21 total births
- 1982–1989 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
21 boys have been named Anrew since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.
- 21
- total births
- 1982–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Anrew's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anrew's full recorded timeline at 1986, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
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 · 1982–1989
- 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
1980s was Anrew's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Anrew births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 21 births (100% of all-time use).
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 July 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, 1982–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Anrew: Baby Name Since 1982 - 21 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/anrew. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Anrew 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 July 2026.