Andrew

“Manly” — Ancient Greek via Latin and Old French origin

Boy's name · #73 in the US (2025) · 80s

Andrew was #5 back in 1988, held the national top 100 for more than a century without a break, and stands at #73 today. About 1.3 million boys have carried it since 1880. Andrew's short forms are Andy, Drew, Dru, and Andie. About 930 boys a year are given Drew as their full name. Popular twin pairings with Andrew include Matthew, Anthony, and Alexander for boys, and Abigail, Emma, and Addison for girls.

Around the world: about 1 in 420 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 450 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 590 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Andrews

Andrew Jackson — president of the United States from 1829 to 1837
Andrew Johnson — President of the United States from 1865 to 1869
Andrew Garfield — British-American actor
Andrew Carnegie — Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist (1835–1919)
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1960)

In stories & tradition

Andrew the Apostle — Gospel of Mark · Gospel of Matthew
Andrew Van de Kamp — Desperate Housewives
Andrew Wells — Buffyverse

What Andrews become

Among 9,242 notable people named Andrew:

Business leaders appear 1.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist (1835–1919).

Similar names: Andre · Christopher · Anthony · Matthew · Adam · Justin

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