Boys' name · since 1974
Ndrew
104 babies named Ndrew in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 104
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
104 boys have been named Ndrew since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ndrew has 104 recorded births among boys since 1974, 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 1974 to 1989.
- #17,168 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 104 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ndrew ranks #17,168 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 104
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ndrew's 104 recorded births place it above 62.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ndrew's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ndrew's full recorded timeline at 1984, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ndrew popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1989
- Peak year (1988)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Ndrew by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (99 births, 95% of the file).
1980s was Ndrew's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 95% of all-time use.
Ndrew births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 99 births (95% of all-time use).
Ndrew by state
Where Ndrew concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 5.8% |
6 of 104 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ndrew's data
- California records the most Ndrews (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ndrew: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
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, 1974–1989 (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 Ndrew 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.