Boys' name · peaked in 1971
Andre name popularity since 1925
132,340 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Andre (1.7% girls, 98.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1986 or earlier, so the typical Andre is about 40 years old in 2026. Andre peaked in 1971 as the #129 name for boys, and it ranked #368 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 132,340
- Named Andre, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #368
- for boys in 2025 (868 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.3% boys
- 2,184 girls · 130,156 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 4.98× its national share
Peak year is the year Andre made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Andre births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1970. Measured as a share of all babies, Andre peaked in 1971.
- Fastest rise: Between 1949 and 1954, Andre became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 7,100 baby boys to 1 in 2,880.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Andre's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Andre.
Decade by decade
Babies named Andre in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 15 | 339 | – |
| 1930s | 39 | 853 | #678 |
| 1940s | 138 | 1,705 | #478 |
| 1950s | 242 | 7,399 | #273 |
| 1960s | 467 | 18,117 | #165 |
| 1970s | 561 | 21,139 | #123 |
| 1980s | 444 | 21,607 | #124 |
| 1990s | 199 | 21,089 | #162 |
| 2000s | 66 | 17,798 | #207 |
| 2010s | 13 | 13,676 | #279 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 6,434 | #368 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.1% of babies named Andre from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Andre is most popular
The index compares Andre's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Andre.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 4.98× | 2,966 |
| Maryland | 2.04× | 4,024 |
| Delaware | 1.75× | 469 |
| Louisiana | 1.66× | 3,843 |
| Florida | 1.48× | 6,913 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Andre's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Andre.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Andre (1971).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data