boys' name ★ peaked 1970

Andre

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #368 Trend ↓ Falling 18%

André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form corresponding to the English name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world.

Rank 2025
#368
among boys · ↓18 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
868
named Andre · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,968
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1970
2,573 babies
All-time total
132,861
#256 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Andre popularity over time

132,861 babies have been named Andre since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 6 6 1 – #816
1890s – 23 23 2 +283% #903
1900s – 19 19 2 -17% #872
1910s 13 223 236 24 +1142% #1,083
1920s 23 568 591 59 +150% #695
1930s 39 853 892 89 +51% #541
1940s 138 1,705 1,843 184 +107% #418
1950s 242 7,399 7,641 764 +315% #218
1960s 467 18,117 18,584 1,858 +143% #137
1970s 561 21,139 21,700 2,170 +17% #123
1980s 444 21,607 22,051 2,205 +2% #119
1990s 199 21,089 21,288 2,129 -3% #137
2000s 66 17,798 17,864 1,786 -16% #197
2010s 13 13,676 13,689 1,369 -23% #228
2020s (to 2025) – 6,434 6,434 1,072 -22% #282

Where Andre is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 838 0.49 #377
2027 813 0.48 #391
2028 793 0.46 #404
2029 776 0.45 #413
2030 762 0.45 #423

Where Andre is most popular

Boys named Andre per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.607 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Andre born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 42 1.27 +110%
Arizona 179 1.09 +80%
Texas 911 1.03 +70%
California 907 0.992 +64%
Nevada 56 0.982 +62%
District of Columbia 14 0.948 +56%
Louisiana 96 0.938 +55%
Maryland 110 0.922 +52%
Florida 339 0.716 +18%
Massachusetts 95 0.691 +14%
Colorado 89 0.690 +14%
Connecticut 46 0.679 +12%
Rhode Island 11 0.675 +11%
Washington 110 0.672 +11%
Oregon 51 0.672 +11%
New Jersey 130 0.646 +6%
Illinois 163 0.638 +5%
Michigan 129 0.630 ≈ national
Georgia 152 0.600 ≈ national
South Carolina 62 0.600 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 159 0.599 ≈ national
Virginia 105 0.553 -9%
Ohio 144 0.543 -10%
Missouri 72 0.519 -14%
Indiana 83 0.518 -15%
Wisconsin 59 0.498 -18%
New York 215 0.497 -18%
New Hampshire 11 0.495 -18%
Utah 47 0.492 -19%
Minnesota 57 0.465 -23%
Alabama 49 0.448 -26%
Kentucky 44 0.438 -28%
Arkansas 27 0.427 -30%
North Carolina 108 0.423 -30%
Mississippi 24 0.422 -30%
Kansas 28 0.408 -33%
Oklahoma 36 0.407 -33%
Idaho 16 0.391 -36%
Tennessee 69 0.382 -37%
North Dakota 5 0.293 -52%
Iowa 20 0.290 -52%
South Dakota 5 0.269 -56%
Maine 5 0.258 -58%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Montana – – –
Nebraska – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Andre

Andre is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #368 in 2025 with 868 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 132,861 American babies have been named Andre. Its peak came in 1970, when 2,573 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Andre stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Andre?

The median living Andre is about 37 years old; half are between 21 and 52. An estimated 122 thousand people named Andre are alive in the United States today.

median 37 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Andre year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 868 #368
2024 – – 966 #350
2023 – – 1,068 #309
2022 – – 1,167 #294
2021 – – 1,172 #291
2020 – – 1,193 #282
2019 – – 1,181 #290
2018 8 #11,505 1,292 #274
2017 – – 1,373 #264
2016 5 #16,462 1,400 #257
2015 – – 1,327 #279
2014 – – 1,282 #280
2013 – – 1,322 #268
2012 – – 1,461 #251
2011 – – 1,495 #240
2010 – – 1,543 #228
2009 – – 1,647 #221
2008 – – 1,707 #220
2007 7 #14,049 1,834 #213
2006 5 #17,382 1,875 #205
2005 10 #10,186 1,828 #207
2004 8 #11,711 1,917 #199
2003 6 #13,993 1,754 #209
2002 11 #8,889 1,698 #209
2001 7 #12,185 1,742 #206
2000 12 #8,071 1,796 #197
1995 15 #5,982 2,144 #162
1990 18 #5,069 2,295 #137
1985 46 #2,223 2,294 #124
1980 38 #2,488 2,083 #133
1975 68 #1,498 2,104 #123
1970 63 #1,545 2,510 #134
1965 53 #1,531 1,805 #165
1960 31 #2,063 1,401 #203
1955 32 #1,880 686 #273
1950 12 #3,056 294 #393
1945 9 #3,142 157 #478
1940 7 #3,520 116 #546
1935 – – 78 #678
1930 – – 74 #738
1925 6 #4,446 56 #901
1920 8 #3,618 38 #1,157
1915 – – 35 #1,083
1910 – – 8 #1,200
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – 5 #1,006
1885 – – – –
1880 – – 6 #816

Famous people named Andre

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Andre Agassi Andre Agassi American tennis player (born 1970) Contemporary
  2. 2 Andre Braugher Andre Braugher American actor (1962–2023) Contemporary
  3. 3 Andre Drummond Andre Drummond American basketball player (born 1993) Contemporary
  4. 4 Andre Iguodala Andre Iguodala American basketball player (born 1984) Contemporary
  5. 5 Andre Ward Andre Ward American boxer (born 1984) Contemporary
  6. 6 Andre Royo Andre Royo American actor, producer, and writer b. 1968 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Andre Gray Andre Gray Jamaica international footballer (born 1991) Contemporary
  8. 8 Andre De Grasse Andre De Grasse Canadian sprinter (born 1994) Contemporary
  9. 9 Andre Miller Andre Miller American basketball player (born 1976) Contemporary
  10. 10 Andre Berto Andre Berto American boxer (born 1983) Contemporary
  11. 11 Andre Geim Andre Geim Dutch-British physicist (born 1958) Contemporary
  12. 12 Andre Norton Andre Norton American science fiction and fantasy writer (1912–2005) Contemporary
  13. 13 Andre Wisdom Andre Wisdom English footballer (born 1993) Contemporary
  14. 14 Andre Blake Andre Blake Jamaican footballer (born 1990) Contemporary
  15. 15 Andre Matos Andre Matos Brazilian singer and musician (1971–2019) Contemporary
  16. 16 Andre Dirrell American boxer (born 1983) Contemporary
  17. 17 Andre Gunder Frank German-American sociologist (1929–2005) Contemporary
  18. 18 Andre Marriner Andre Marriner English football referee (born 1971) Contemporary
  19. 19 Andreï Makine Andreï Makine French novelist (born 1957) Contemporary
  20. 20 Andre Arendse South African footballer b. 1967 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Andre, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Andre?

The median living Andre is about 37 years old. Half of all living Andres are between 21 and 52 years old.

How many people named Andre are alive today?

An estimated 122 thousand people named Andre are alive in the United States, based on 132,861 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Andre mean?

André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form corresponding to the English name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world.

How popular is the name Andre in 2025?

Andre ranked #368 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 868 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Andre?

132,861 babies have been named Andre in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Andre most popular?

Andre peaked in 1970, when 2,573 newborns received the name.

Is Andre a boy or girl name?

Andre is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Andre rising or falling?

Andre is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Andre become more popular?

Andre is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 762 boys named Andre in 2030, which would rank around #423. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Andre?

Well-known people named Andre include Andre Agassi (tennis player), Andre Braugher (actor), Andre Drummond (basketball player).

Names like Andre

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