Andy

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

Boy's name · #565 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Andy reached its best rank, #193, in 1881 and ranked #565 in 2025. About 94,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 2,300 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,000 boys in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Andys

Andy Warhol — American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
Andy Murray — British tennis player (born 1987)
Andy Serkis — English actor (born 1964)
Andy Roddick — American tennis player (born 1982)
Andy Garcia — American actor and director (born 1956)

In stories & tradition

Andy (Captain Falcon) — F-Zero: GP Legend · Super Smash Bros.
Andy Panda — list of Andy Panda theatrical cartoons
Andy Hardy — fictional human

What Andys become

Among 3,394 notable people named Andy:

Sports figures appear 2.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Andy Murray, British tennis player (born 1987).

Similar names: Andre · Dominick · Hans · Randy · Frank · Harry

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