Andrea
Andrea was the 235th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,317 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 23rd; the most babies were born in 1981 (11,686). Over the last ten years it has moved down 118 places. More babies were named Andrea in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning man; manly (feminine of Andrew) · Greek, Latin
Say it AN-dree-uh /ˈændriə/
- Rank in 2025
- #235 girls, down 86 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,317girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198111,686 babies
- Total since 1880
- 451,448babies recorded
What does the name Andrea mean?
Andrea is a Latin-style feminine form of Andreas (Andrew), from Greek aner, 'man', genitive andros; DMNES and Wiktionary agree, and DMNES records it in early modern England. In Italian, however, Andrea is a man's name, the ordinary form of Andrew, as Wiktionary notes. Wikipedia explains that the name is typically female worldwide but male in some cultures. Andie and Drea are modern short forms.
ἀνήρ (Ancient Greek, “man (gen. ἀνδρός)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Andrew, Andreas, Andrée, Andie, Drea.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Andrea', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Andrea', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Andrea', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Andrea
The usual nicknames for Andrea are Andy, Andi and Drea. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Andrea in the last five years, 24 were named Andi, against 2 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy · also for Andrew, Andres, Anderson | Traditional | #4,462 | 165 |
| Andi | Modern | #632 | 1,929 |
| Drea | Modern | #7,588 | 125 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Andreas go by each one.
Andrea popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6,029 since 1912, 16 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #235 | 1,317 |
| 2020 | #149 | 1,819 |
| 2010 | #80 | 3,569 |
| 2000 | #55 | 5,479 |
| 1990 | #40 | 8,214 |
| 1980 | #28 | 10,450 |
| 1970 | #43 | 7,708 |
| 1960 | #115 | 4,213 |
| 1950 | #141 | 2,196 |
| 1940 | #239 | 708 |
| 1930 | #568 | 143 |
| 1920 | #702 | 107 |
| 1910 | #832 | 27 |
| 1900 | #1,054 | 13 |
| 1890 | #1,219 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Andrea, counting every spelling?
Andrea is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #259 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #235 for Andrea on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,336 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea | 1,317 | #235 | 8,176 |
| Andria | 11 | #8,913 | 64 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Andrea?
1,317 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Andrea (0.37 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Andrea born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 6 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Andrea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Andrea?
About 411,200 people born in the US named Andrea are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 30 and 54. That makes Andrea mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Andrea by state
How common Andrea was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (2.5×), Texas (2.2×), Nevada (2.0×), California (1.8×), Arizona (1.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Hampshire, Mississippi, South Dakota.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Andrea: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Andrea, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Andrea · Sibling names for Andrea
Questions about the name Andrea
What does Andrea mean?
Andrea means “man; manly (feminine of Andrew)” (Greek, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Andrea?
Andrea was the 235th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,317 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 23rd; the most babies were born in 1981 (11,686). Over the last ten years it has moved down 118 places. More babies were named Andrea in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Andrea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Andrea in the US.
Where is Andrea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Andrea was most common in New Mexico (2.47 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Nevada.