Andrey
A masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "man" or "warrior".
Name Census estimates that about 2,704 living Americans carry the first name Andrey. It is a predominantly male name (96.4% of registrations). The average person named Andrey today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Andrey births was 2012 (99 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Andrey. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Andrey with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Andrey is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 100 girls registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
2.7K
~ 1 in 126,758 Americans
Peak year
2012
99 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,590
Tracked since 1950
Census
Andrey in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 8,627 people with the first name Andrey, which placed it at #2,717 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,717
National first-name rank
People counted
8.6K
8,627 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
84.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Andrey
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Andrey is White at 84.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.1%) and Black (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Andrey described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Andrey at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White84.2% · 7,262
- Hispanic or Latino8.1% · 703
- Black or African American3.8% · 325
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 193
- Two or more races1.5% · 132
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 12
Gender
Gender distribution for Andrey
Andrey leans heavily male at 96.4% of total registrations, but 100 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Andrey as a male name
- Ranked #2,590 in 2024
- 51 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2012 (99 births)
Andrey as a female name
- Ranked #17,236 in 2010
- 5 female births in 2010
- Peak: 1982 (7 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Andrey leans strongly male. 8,485 people counted with this name were male (98.4%), compared with 142 female bearers (1.6%).
Popularity
Andrey: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Andrey from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 870 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Andrey remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Andrey 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 Andrey during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Andreys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. California, Washington, Florida recorded the most babies named Andrey, while Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 85 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Andrey
The name Andrey has its origins in the Greek language, specifically derived from the name Andreas, which means "manly" or "brave". The name gained popularity in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia and neighboring Slavic countries, where it was adapted into the form Andrey.
In its early days, the name Andrey was associated with the apostle Andrew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ in the Christian tradition. Andrew is revered as the patron saint of Russia, and this connection likely contributed to the widespread adoption of the name in the region.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Andrey can be found in the Primary Chronicle, a historical text written in the 12th century that documented the origins of the Kievan Rus', the precursor to modern-day Russia and Ukraine. The chronicle mentions an Andrey who was a prince of Novgorod in the late 11th century.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Andrey. One of the most famous was Andrey Rublev (c. 1360-1430), a renowned Russian icon painter and monk, whose works are considered among the highest achievements of Russian art. His famous icons include the Trinity and the Saviour.
Another prominent figure was Andrey Gromyko (1909-1989), a Soviet diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for nearly three decades, from 1957 to 1985. He played a crucial role in shaping Soviet foreign policy during the Cold War era.
In the realm of literature, Andrey Bely (1880-1934), whose real name was Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev, was a renowned Russian novelist, poet, and literary critic. He is best known for his novel "Petersburg", which is considered a masterpiece of early 20th-century Russian literature.
Andrey Sakharov (1921-1989) was a Soviet nuclear physicist and dissident who made significant contributions to the development of the Soviet nuclear program. However, he later became an advocate for human rights and civil liberties, which led to his exile and imprisonment by the Soviet authorities.
Andrey Tarkovsky (1932-1986) was a highly acclaimed Soviet filmmaker, considered one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema. His films, such as "Solaris", "Andrei Rublev", and "The Mirror", are renowned for their poetic, philosophical, and metaphysical explorations of human existence.
People
Andrey + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Andrey 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
Andrey: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Andrey?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,704 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Andrey 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 126,758 US residents.
Is Andrey a common name?
We classify Andrey as "Rare". It ranks above 94.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,775 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Andrey most popular?
The single biggest year for Andrey was 2012, when 99 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Andrey is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Andrey in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 8,627 people with the name Andrey, or 2.86 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,717 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Andrey in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Andrey?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Andrey leans strongly male. 8,485 people counted with this name were male (98.4%), compared with 142 female bearers (1.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Andrey?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Andrey is White at 84.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.1%) and Black (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Andrey most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Andrey in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.2% (7,262 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Andrey in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Andrey a male name?
Yes, 96.4% of people registered as Andrey 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 Andrey still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Andrey 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 Andrey 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.
How many people share the name Andrey?
Find out how many people have the name Andrey on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.