Andreas
Andreas was the 1276th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 154 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 734th; the most babies were born in 2006 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved down 17 places. More babies were named Andreas in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,276 boys, down 98 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 154boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,679babies recorded
Andreas popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 49 since 1967.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,276 | 154 |
| 2020 | #1,178 | 163 |
| 2010 | #1,068 | 180 |
| 2000 | #958 | 159 |
| 1990 | #898 | 131 |
| 1980 | #879 | 103 |
| 1970 | #869 | 86 |
| 1960 | #1,341 | 35 |
| 1950 | #2,025 | 14 |
| 1940 | #3,148 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,503 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Andreas, counting every spelling?
Andreas is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,214 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,276 for Andreas on its own. Together these spellings went to 154 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas | 154 | #1,276 | 837 |
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 Andreas?
154 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Andreas (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Andreas 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 54 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Andreas.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Andreas?
About 8,100 people born in the US named Andreas are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 14 and 39. That makes Andreas mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Andreas by state
How common Andreas was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.7×). In 30 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Andreas: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Andreas, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Andreas
How popular is the name Andreas?
Andreas was the 1276th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 154 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 734th; the most babies were born in 2006 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved down 17 places. More babies were named Andreas in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Andreas a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Andreas in the US.
Where is Andreas most popular?
In 2021–2025, Andreas was most common in New Mexico (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Washington.