Boy · Ancient Greek
Andrew
Say it: AN-droo
Meaning
Greek Andreas, from anēr (andros) 'man'; andreia means 'manliness, courage'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Popular in Scotland, whose patron he is, and across Europe since the Middle Ages.
Its wave through time
Timeless: in steady use for over a century
In the United States
- 1,309,207 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1987, about 1 in 52 boys
- 6,001 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- Ancient Greece800 BC to 146 BC
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
Early ChristianAncient GreekEnglishAmericanFrenchSpanishItalianPortugueseGermanPolishScottishRussianGreek
The family of the name
Other spellings: Andreu
| French | André |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Andrés |
| Italian | Andrea |
| Portuguese | André |
| German | Andreas |
| Polish | Andrzej |
| Russian | Andrey |
| Irish | Aindréas |
Famous bearers
- Andrew the Apostle, patron saint of Scotland
- Andrew Jackson, US president
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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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.