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Andre

“French form of Andrew — from Greek Andreas: manly, brave” — Greek origin

Boy's name · #368 in the US (2025) · Retro

Andre reached its best rank, #119, in 1984 and ranked #368 in 2025. About 131,000 boys have carried it since 1880. Dre is a short form of Andre.

Around the world: about 1 in 520 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 2,600 boys in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Andres

• André Gide — French author and Nobel laureate (1869–1951)
• Andre Agassi — American tennis player (born 1970)
• André Malraux — French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)
• André Breton — French writer and poet, co-founder of Surrealism (1896–1966)
• André Maurois — French author (1885–1967)

In stories & tradition

• Andre Toulon — Puppet Master
• André Grandier — The Rose of Versailles
• André DiMera — fictional human

What Andres become

Among 9,484 notable people named Andre:

No single standout — notable Andres spread across many fields.

Similar names: Andrew · Mario · Andreas · Deandre · Marcus · Antonio

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