Baby Name Popularity Profile

Andre

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Andre.

✦ Man, warrior 🌍 French, Greek Traditional Biblical
National Rank (2025) #368
All-Time Peak Rank #119 Achieved 1984
Total U.S. Births 130,656 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.9% Boy / 0.1% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 1980s 2,510 births in 1970
💡 The Andre Vibe: Considered a Declining Classic. A previously dominant name currently experiencing a prolonged generational cooling period.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Man, warrior
Language Origin French, Greek
Origin Type multiple
French form of Andreas, derived from Greek 'andros' meaning 'man' or 'warrior'.
Common Nicknames
Andy Dre
Alternative Spellings
André
Pronunciation: AHN-dray
Themes & Categories
Traditional Biblical
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Andre across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -27.2%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -34.6%
2015: 1,327 births 1,327 2016: 1,400 births 2017: 1,373 births 2018: 1,292 births 2019: 1,181 births 2020: 1,193 births 1,193 2021: 1,172 births 2022: 1,167 births 2023: 1,068 births 2024: 966 births 2025: 868 births 868
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 2,510 births in 1970
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 81 yrs
Longest Streak 117 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 6
1890s: 23
1900s: 19
1910s: 223
1920s: 568
1930s: 853
1940s: 1,705
1950s: 7,399
1960s: 18,117
1970s: 21,139
1980s: 21,607
1990s: 21,089
2000s: 17,798
2010s: 13,676
2020s: 6,434

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Andr-e
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State District of Columbia
Top States District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, Louisiana, Florida
States with Data 50
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
District of Columbia Unranked 2,966 1967 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #270 4,024 1961 20.0% Decline
Delaware Unranked 469 1981 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #337 3,758 1967 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #338 6,902 2004 20.8% Decline
Nevada #323 663 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #433 8,701 1970 30.6% Decline
California #284 16,852 1992 34.2% Decline
New Jersey #284 4,645 1984 +19.2% Growth
New York #503 12,793 1970 44.8% Decline
Connecticut #502 1,730 1989 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #461 5,963 1971 35.7% Decline
Virginia #498 3,545 1992 42.3% Decline
New Hampshire #235 467 1945 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #250 1,792 2007 23.8% Decline
Rhode Island Unranked 534 1949 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #414 3,779 1974 18.2% Decline
South Carolina #471 1,737 1974 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #246 8,664 2021 25.5% Decline
Ohio #411 5,122 1971 21.2% Decline
New Mexico #214 594 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #400 1,262 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #443 5,620 1970 48.9% Decline
Massachusetts #379 2,554 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #651 2,285 1970 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #528 1,877 1970 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #383 2,894 1973 Stable
Tennessee #724 2,115 1972 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #475 1,598 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 156 1966 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #416 1,100 1972 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #338 2,021 1970 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #489 858 1971 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 106 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #611 667 2002 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 220 1984 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #595 737 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 307 1962 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #341 1,260 1970 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #477 489 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #625 793 1983 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #423 958 1972 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 974 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 163 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 261 1977 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #494 297 1993 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 46 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 40 2010 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 34 2020 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 90 1980 Insufficient historical volume

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