Andrek
A masculine name of Polish origin meaning "manly and brave".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Andrek. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Andrek today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Andrek births was 2008 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Andrek. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Andrek. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2008
5 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2008 SSA rank
#12,655
Tracked since 2008
Popularity
Andrek: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Andrek 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 Andrek during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Andrek
The name Andrek originated from the Old Germanic languages, specifically from the Proto-Germanic root "andu" meaning "zeal" or "vigor". It likely emerged during the Migration Period, around the 4th to 6th centuries AD, when various Germanic tribes were migrating across Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Andrek can be found in the Codex Sangallensis, a 9th-century Latin manuscript from the Abbey of Saint Gall in modern-day Switzerland. This document contains a list of Germanic personal names, including Andrek.
In the Middle Ages, the name Andrek was relatively common among the nobility and ruling classes of various Germanic kingdoms. One notable historical figure bearing this name was Andrek of Swabia, a 12th-century Duke of Swabia, a region in present-day southwestern Germany. He lived from around 1090 to 1147 and played a significant role in the conflict between the Welfs and the Hohenstaufens, two powerful noble families of the time.
Another notable Andrek was a 13th-century Teutonic Knight from Prussia. This Andrek was part of the military order that conquered and Christianized large parts of Prussia and the Baltic region during the Northern Crusades. He is mentioned in several historical chronicles from that period, though exact dates of his life are uncertain.
In the 15th century, an Italian humanist scholar named Andrek Fiocchi lived from around 1420 to 1483. He was a renowned professor of Latin and Greek at the University of Bologna and is credited with helping to revive the study of classical literature during the Renaissance.
A more recent historical figure with the name Andrek was Andrek Beutelspacher, a German mathematician and computer scientist who lived from 1939 to 2007. He made significant contributions to the fields of combinatorics and coding theory and authored several influential textbooks.
While the name Andrek has its roots in Germanic languages, it has also been adopted and adapted in various other cultures over the centuries, although it remains relatively uncommon in most parts of the world today.
People
Andrek + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Andrek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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FAQ
Andrek: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Andrek?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Andrek 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Andrek a common name?
We classify Andrek as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Andrek most popular?
The single biggest year for Andrek was 2008, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Andrek is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Andrek in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Andrek a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Andrek 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.
Is Andrek still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Andrek in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Andrek can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Andrek?
Find out how many Americans are named Andrek on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.