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Andy

Boy

Meaning of Andy: Greek: 'manly or courageous'

Andy is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 556th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1108th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#556

555 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1108

26 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

95,492

First recorded 1880 · peak 2005

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 978 babies1982: 938 babies1983: 846 babies1984: 753 babies1985: 768 babies1986: 727 babies1987: 820 babies1988: 851 babies1989: 911 babies1990: 970 babies19901991: 1,052 babies1992: 1,179 babies1993: 1,164 babies1994: 1,149 babies1995: 1,124 babies1996: 1,301 babies1997: 1,440 babies1998: 1,460 babies1999: 1,582 babies2000: 1,723 babies20002001: 1,809 babies2002: 1,752 babies2003: 1,654 babies2004: 1,806 babies2005: 1,951 babies2006: 1,926 babies2007: 1,854 babies2008: 1,841 babies2009: 1,683 babies2010: 1,496 babies20102011: 1,291 babies2012: 1,287 babies2013: 1,209 babies2014: 1,286 babies2015: 1,103 babies2016: 1,086 babies2017: 913 babies2018: 919 babies2019: 880 babies2020: 781 babies20202021: 665 babies2022: 727 babies2023: 640 babies2024: 662 babies2025: 555 babies
US babies named Andy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,951.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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