Boys' name · peaked in 2005
Andy name popularity since 1925
90,340 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Andy (1.4% girls, 98.6% boys). Half of them were born in 1990 or earlier, so the typical Andy is about 36 years old in 2026. Andy peaked in 2005 as the #201 name for boys, and it ranked #565 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 90,340
- Named Andy, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #565
- for boys in 2025 (524 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.6% boys
- 1,274 girls · 89,066 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 2.14× its national share
Peak year is the year Andy 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.
Andy births per year, 1925–2025
2005 was the biggest year for Andy both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1954 and 1959, Andy became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 4,080 baby boys to 1 in 1,630.
- Steepest fall: Between 2016 and 2021, its share of baby boys fell by 35%, from 1 in 1,790 to 1 in 2,750.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Andy's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Andy.
Decade by decade
Babies named Andy 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 | 5 | 1,317 | – |
| 1930s | 34 | 2,329 | #365 |
| 1940s | 60 | 3,706 | #319 |
| 1950s | 96 | 6,897 | #304 |
| 1960s | 133 | 12,138 | #208 |
| 1970s | 95 | 9,038 | #221 |
| 1980s | 112 | 8,460 | #275 |
| 1990s | 127 | 12,294 | #255 |
| 2000s | 174 | 17,825 | #201 |
| 2010s | 249 | 11,221 | #323 |
| 2020–25 | 189 | 3,841 | #565 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
29.4% of babies named Andy from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Andy is most popular
The index compares Andy'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 Andy.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2.14× | 1,028 |
| California | 2.09× | 19,228 |
| Nevada | 1.56× | 485 |
| Arizona | 1.44× | 1,619 |
| Texas | 1.24× | 8,458 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Andy's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Andy.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Andy (2005).
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