Andrew is a boy's name of French origin meaning “manly.” In 2024 it was given to 4,772 boys in the United States.
Andrew belongs to the French and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “manly” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Andrew first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #5 in 1988, and in 2024 4,772 babies received the name — 1,324,893 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Andrew means “manly” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Andrew is a boy name. In 2024, 4,772 babies received the name in the US.
Andrew comes from the French, English & American and Greek tradition.
Andrew first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #5 in 1988, and 4,772 babies were given the name in 2024.
Andrew is pronounced /ˈɛə̯nˌdɹuː/ (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. 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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