Andro
Derived from the Greek word "andros," meaning man or male.
Name Census estimates that about 58 living Americans carry the first name Andro. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Andro today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Andro births was 2008 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Andro. 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 Andro. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
58
~ 1 in 5,909,558 Americans
Peak year
2008
8 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,997
Tracked since 1996
Census
Andro in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 486 people with the first name Andro, which placed it at #21,031 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
#21,031
National first-name rank
People counted
486
486 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
44.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Andro
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Andro is Hispanic at 44.9%. The next largest groups are White (37.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.7%). 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 Andro 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 Andro at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino44.9% · 218
- White37.2% · 181
- Asian and Pacific Islander11.7% · 57
- Black or African American5.1% · 25
- Two or more races1.0% · 5
Popularity
Andro: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Andro from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 24 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Andro remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Andro 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 Andro during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Andro
The name Andro has its origins in the Greek language and culture, tracing back to ancient times. It is derived from the Greek root "andr," meaning "man" or "male." This root is also found in words like "andros," meaning "of a man," and "andros," referring to "manhood" or "masculinity."
The earliest recorded use of the name Andro can be found in ancient Greek texts and historical records. One notable example is Andro of Halicarnassus, a Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BC. He is known for his work on the history of the island of Rhodes.
In Greek mythology, Andro was also the name of a minor deity associated with fertility and virility. This connection to masculinity and procreation likely contributed to the name's popularity in ancient Greek society.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Andro. One of the earliest was Andro of Ephesus, a Greek sculptor who lived in the 4th century BC and was renowned for his work in marble.
Another historical figure with the name Andro was Andro of Panopolis, an Egyptian grammarian and commentator who lived in the 5th century AD. He is known for his commentaries on ancient Greek texts.
In more recent times, Andro Wekua was a Georgian painter and sculptor who lived from 1901 to 1973. He is considered one of the most influential artists in the history of Georgian art.
Andro Linklater, born in 1944, is a British historian and author who has written several books on various historical topics, including the history of explorers and the British Empire.
Andro Shindhelm, born in 1951, is an Estonian artist and painter known for his abstract and expressionist works. He has had numerous exhibitions throughout Europe and is considered one of the most important contemporary artists in Estonia.
While these are just a few examples, the name Andro has been carried by individuals from various cultures and time periods, reflecting its enduring presence and connection to the ancient Greek roots of masculinity and manhood.
People
Andro + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Andro 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
Andro: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Andro?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 58 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Andro 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 5,909,558 US residents.
Is Andro a common name?
We classify Andro as "Very Rare". It ranks above 56.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 59 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Andro most popular?
The single biggest year for Andro was 2008, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Andro is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Andro in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 486 people with the name Andro, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,031 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 Andro 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 Andro?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Andro leans strongly male. 483 people counted with this name were male (98.8%), compared with 6 female bearers (1.2%). 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 Andro?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Andro is Hispanic at 44.9%. The next largest groups are White (37.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.7%). 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 Andro most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Andro in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.9% (218 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 Andro in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Andro a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Andro 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 Andro still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Andro 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 Andro 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 Andro?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.