Andreas
A masculine name from ancient Greek meaning "manly" or "brave".
Name Census estimates that about 8,100 living Americans carry the first name Andreas. It is a predominantly male name (99.4% of registrations). The average person named Andreas today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Andreas births was 2006 (221 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Andreas. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
8.1K
~ 1 in 42,315 Americans
Peak year
2006
221 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,098
Tracked since 1913
Gender
Gender distribution for Andreas
Out of the 8,521 babies given the name Andreas since 1880, 99.4% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Andreas as a male name
- Ranked #1,098 in 2024
- 195 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2006 (221 births)
Andreas as a female name
- Ranked #16,681 in 2005
- 5 female births in 2005
- Peak: 1996 (9 births)
Popularity
Andreas: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Andreas from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,863 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Andreas remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Andreas by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Andreas during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Andreas' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 30 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Andreas, while Nevada, Missouri, Idaho recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 174 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Andreas
Andreas is a masculine given name derived from the Greek name Ανδρέας (Andréas). The name originates from the ancient Greek word "ἀνήρ" (anēr) meaning "man". It is composed of the prefix "andr-" meaning "man" and the root "-as" found in many Greek names.
The name Andreas has been in use since ancient times in Greece and the wider Hellenic world. It was a popular name among early Christians, possibly due to the apostle Andrew who was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. The name is mentioned in the New Testament as one of the earliest followers of Jesus.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Andreas of Caesarea, a 6th-century Byzantine historian and scholar. Another notable early figure was Andreas Palaiologos, a 13th-century Byzantine prince and grandson of Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos.
In the Middle Ages, the name was widespread across Europe, particularly in regions influenced by Greek or Byzantine culture. Andreas Capellanus, a 12th-century French philosopher and author, wrote the influential treatise "De Amore" on the art of courtly love.
During the Renaissance, Andreas Vesalius, a 16th-century Flemish anatomist and physician, is considered the founder of modern human anatomy. His work "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" was a groundbreaking anatomical text.
Other notable individuals named Andreas include Andreas Gryphius (1616-1664), a German poet and playwright; Andreas Schlüter (1659-1714), a German baroque sculptor and architect; and Andreas Hofer (1767-1810), a Tyrolean innkeeper and patriotic leader during the Napoleonic Wars.
In more recent times, Andreas Baader (1943-1977) was a founding member of the West German militant group Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Faction), while Andreas Papandreou (1919-1996) was a Greek economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece.
People
Andreas + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Andreas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Andreas: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Andreas?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 8,100 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Andreas going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 42,315 US residents.
Is Andreas a common name?
We classify Andreas as "Rare". It ranks above 97.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 8,521 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Andreas most popular?
The single biggest year for Andreas was 2006, when 221 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Andreas is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Andreas a male name?
Yes, 99.4% of people registered as Andreas in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.