boys' name ★ peaked 2007

Andres

Meaning Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés Gender Boy Rank 2025 #200 Trend → Stable

Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés.

Rank 2025
#200
among boys · ↓3 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,744
named Andres · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 979
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2007
2,726 babies
All-time total
96,733
#323 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Andres popularity over time

96,733 babies have been named Andres 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
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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 – 77 77 8 – #485
1890s – 68 68 7 -12% #704
1900s – 110 110 11 +62% #563
1910s – 482 482 48 +338% #624
1920s 6 1,002 1,008 101 +109% #554
1930s – 895 895 90 -11% #537
1940s – 1,109 1,109 111 +24% #563
1950s – 1,615 1,615 162 +46% #528
1960s 11 2,588 2,599 260 +61% #431
1970s 80 4,829 4,909 491 +89% #308
1980s 134 10,037 10,171 1,017 +107% #214
1990s 153 19,640 19,793 1,979 +95% #152
2000s 55 24,777 24,832 2,483 +25% #152
2010s 5 18,376 18,381 1,838 -26% #178
2020s (to 2025) 5 10,679 10,684 1,781 -3% #197

Where Andres 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 1,766 1.03 #200
2027 1,784 1.04 #198
2028 1,801 1.05 #197
2029 1,814 1.06 #197
2030 1,826 1.07 #197

Where Andres is most popular

Boys named Andres per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.04 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.

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 Andres 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 137 4.16 +300%
Arizona 450 2.75 +165%
Nevada 153 2.68 +158%
California 2,243 2.45 +136%
Texas 2,094 2.38 +129%
Colorado 188 1.46 +40%
Florida 612 1.29 +24%
Washington 209 1.28 +23%
Oregon 95 1.25 +20%
Illinois 299 1.17 +13%
Oklahoma 95 1.07 ≈ national
Kansas 73 1.06 ≈ national
Nebraska 46 1.06 ≈ national
Idaho 39 0.953 -8%
Arkansas 58 0.917 -12%
Utah 85 0.891 -14%
Georgia 219 0.865 -17%
North Carolina 194 0.760 -27%
Iowa 50 0.725 -30%
New Jersey 140 0.695 -33%
Maryland 82 0.688 -34%
Alabama 74 0.677 -35%
Virginia 128 0.675 -35%
New York 263 0.607 -42%
Tennessee 108 0.598 -42%
Indiana 89 0.555 -47%
South Carolina 57 0.552 -47%
Connecticut 36 0.532 -49%
Wisconsin 62 0.523 -50%
Minnesota 63 0.514 -51%
Michigan 94 0.459 -56%
District of Columbia 6 0.406 -61%
Kentucky 39 0.389 -63%
Hawaii 6 0.386 -63%
Rhode Island 6 0.368 -65%
Massachusetts 49 0.356 -66%
Louisiana 36 0.352 -66%
Missouri 40 0.289 -72%
Ohio 75 0.283 -73%
Pennsylvania 75 0.282 -73%
Mississippi 14 0.246 -76%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Andres

Andres is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #200 in 2025 with 1,744 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 96,733 American babies have been named Andres. Its peak came in 2007, when 2,726 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Andres stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Andres?

The median living Andres is about 22 years old; half are between 13 and 33. An estimated 91 thousand people named Andres are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

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

Andres 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 – – 1,744 #200
2024 – – 1,813 #197
2023 – – 1,833 #201
2022 5 #15,500 1,831 #205
2021 – – 1,752 #217
2020 – – 1,706 #219
2019 – – 1,710 #220
2018 – – 1,741 #215
2017 – – 1,755 #219
2016 – – 1,787 #218
2015 – – 1,678 #228
2014 5 #16,744 1,711 #221
2013 – – 1,798 #212
2012 – – 1,947 #193
2011 – – 2,160 #178
2010 – – 2,089 #181
2009 – – 2,256 #173
2008 6 #15,560 2,508 #158
2007 5 #17,861 2,721 #152
2006 – – 2,600 #161
2005 6 #14,648 2,574 #160
2004 8 #11,712 2,395 #170
2003 6 #13,995 2,327 #171
2002 7 #12,300 2,440 #157
2001 11 #8,803 2,601 #153
2000 6 #13,283 2,355 #164
1995 10 #8,114 1,914 #171
1990 17 #5,303 1,503 #201
1985 13 #5,373 1,038 #226
1980 6 #9,144 737 #284
1975 9 #6,002 496 #345
1970 6 #7,095 349 #436
1965 – – 250 #488
1960 – – 214 #543
1955 – – 153 #594
1950 – – 151 #549
1945 – – 107 #583
1940 – – 82 #670
1935 – – 87 #629
1930 – – 123 #537
1925 6 #4,447 90 #670
1920 – – 99 #631
1915 – – 56 #816
1910 – – 21 #635
1905 – – 15 #616
1900 – – 5 #1,319
1895 – – 8 #801
1890 – – 8 #741
1885 – – 8 #702
1880 – – 14 #485

Famous people named Andres

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

  1. 1 Andres Oper Andres Oper Estonian footballer b. 1977 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Andres Ambühl Andres Ambühl Swiss ice hockey player (born 1983) Contemporary
  3. 3 Andres Tarand Andres Tarand Prime Minister of Estonia b. 1940 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Andres?

The median living Andres is about 22 years old. Half of all living Andress are between 13 and 33 years old.

How many people named Andres are alive today?

An estimated 91 thousand people named Andres are alive in the United States, based on 96,733 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Andres mean?

Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés.

How popular is the name Andres in 2025?

Andres ranked #200 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,744 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Andres?

96,733 babies have been named Andres in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Andres most popular?

Andres peaked in 2007, when 2,726 newborns received the name.

Is Andres a boy or girl name?

Andres is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Andres rising or falling?

Andres is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Andres become more popular?

Andres looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,826 boys named Andres in 2030, ranking around #197. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Andres?

Well-known people named Andres include Andres Oper (soccer player), Andres Ambühl (hockey player), Andres Tarand (politician).

Names like Andres

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