André is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “manly, brave and man.” In 2024 it was given to 961 boys in the United States.
André belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “manly, brave and man” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, André first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #119 in 1984, and in 2024 961 babies received the name — 129,780 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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André means “manly, brave and man” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
André is a boy name. In 2024, 961 babies received the name in the US.
André comes from the Spanish, Portuguese and French tradition.
André first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #119 in 1984, and 961 babies were given the name in 2024.
André is pronounced /ˈɑːndɹeɪ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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