Andrew

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boyclassicmythicbiblicalstrong

“manly, brave” — Greek

#682024 rank
1987peak year
1,269,979babies named Andrew since 1880
▼ 30%5-year trend

Andrew popularity over 145 years

🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 198718801920196020002024

What does Andrew mean?

From Greek Andreas, from aner, 'man', hence 'manly, brave'. Borne by the apostle Andrew, brother of Peter, it became a royal name in Scotland, Russia and Hungary.

OriginGreek
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, mythic

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