Girls' name · peaked in 1981
Andrea name popularity since 1925
449,826 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Andrea (98.7% girls, 1.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1982 or earlier, so the typical Andrea is about 44 years old in 2026. Andrea peaked in 1981 as the #24 name for girls, and it ranked #235 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 449,826
- Named Andrea, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #235
- for girls in 2025 (1,317 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.7% girls
- 443,931 girls · 5,895 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 1.52× its national share
Peak year is the year Andrea made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Andrea births per year, 1925–2025
1981 was the biggest year for Andrea both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1935 and 1940, Andrea became 4.9× more common, from 1 in 7,880 baby girls to 1 in 1,620.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby girls fell by 35%, from 1 in 452 to 1 in 697.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Andrea's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Andrea.
Decade by decade
Babies named Andrea in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 601 | 47 | – |
| 1930s | 2,184 | 93 | #554 |
| 1940s | 17,061 | 126 | #126 |
| 1950s | 29,380 | 415 | #139 |
| 1960s | 58,406 | 1,087 | #63 |
| 1970s | 86,424 | 1,547 | #28 |
| 1980s | 98,263 | 1,267 | #33 |
| 1990s | 65,246 | 643 | #55 |
| 2000s | 49,183 | 372 | #65 |
| 2010s | 27,188 | 185 | #117 |
| 2020–25 | 9,995 | 113 | #235 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
30.9% of babies named Andrea from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Andrea is most popular
The index compares Andrea'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 Andrea.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1.52× | 8,863 |
| Nevada | 1.52× | 2,451 |
| New Mexico | 1.45× | 3,614 |
| California | 1.41× | 67,348 |
| District of Columbia | 1.26× | 2,621 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Andrea and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea (this page) | 443,931 | 1981 |
| Andria | 8,933 | 1980 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Andrea's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Andrea.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Andrea (1981).
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