Andrea

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Andrea

Say it: an-DREH-ah

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Meaning

From Greek Andreas, from aner, andros 'man'. In Italy it is a boys' name; in much of Europe it is used for girls.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Fading since the 1980s

In the United States

443,110 babies given this name since 1881
At its height in 1981, about 1 in 143 girls
1,827 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Italian Spanish German Czech Hungarian Croatian

The family of the name

English	Andrew
French	André
Spanish	Andrés

Famous bearers

Andrea Mantegna, painter
Andrea Palladio, architect
Andrea Bocelli, tenor

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LawrenceBoyLatin Laurentius, 'man from Laurentum', a town near Rome; a link to laurus 'laurel' is possible but uncertain.Rome · peak 1949

TeresaGirlOf uncertain origin; it first appears in Spain and Portugal, and proposed links to Greek therizein 'to harvest' are…Middle Ages · peak 1962

ChristinaGirlLatin christiana, 'Christian, follower of Christ'.Early Medieval · peak 1978

TheresaGirlUncertain. Proposed links to Greek therizein 'to harvest' or the island of Therasia are unproven.Middle Ages · peak 1961

SophiaGirlGreek sophia, 'wisdom'.Early Medieval · peak 2012

AndrewBoyGreek Andreas, from anēr (andros) 'man'; andreia means 'manliness, courage'.Biblical · peak 1987

AntonioBoyFrom the Roman family name Antonius, of unknown, possibly Etruscan, origin; 'priceless' is a folk etymology.Colonial · peak 1997

Where this comes from

Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.