boy's name
Andre
AHN-dray
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 853,678
the United States
#368
2025 births
Andre is a boy's name, the French form of Andrew, from the Greek for manly. Our data marks it stable rather than falling, and it ranks higher in the United States at 368th than in France at 434th, despite France holding the bulk of its history.
- Andre is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in 1970, when 2,573 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 3,820 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Andre over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 82,050 |
| 1910s | 103,865 |
| 1920s | 175,935 |
| 1930s | 145,755 |
| 1940s | 105,855 |
| 1950s | 62,955 |
| 1960s | 24,440 |
| 1970s | 5,265 |
| 1980s | 2,620 |
| 1990s | 1,675 |
| 2000s | 1,110 |
| 2010s | 1,025 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 640 |
What Andre means
Andre means manly, or brave. The Greek root is the word for a man, so the name asserts manliness directly rather than through any quality associated with it.
Where Andre comes from
Andre is the French André, from the Greek Andreas, built on aner, andros — a man. Saint Andrew was the first of the apostles called and is patron of Scotland, Russia, Greece and Romania, which is why the name spread across Europe in every language at once: Andrew, André, Andrea, Andrei, Andrés, Ondřej. He is said to have been crucified on a diagonal cross, which became the saltire and then the flag of Scotland. The unaccented Andre is the form recorded in English-language registers, and in our data it is the spelling that carries the American use while André remains the French one.
Andre in use
Andre peaked in 1970, when 2,573 babies were registered in its largest market, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It ranks 368th in the United States on 868 births, 434th in France on 110 and 743rd in England and Wales, across 853,678 lifetime births. Ranking better in America than in France, while France holds the longer history, is the mark of a name whose modern life has moved to a different country from the one that shaped it.
How popular is Andre?
In 2025, Andre was given to 868 babies in the United States, ranking #368 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Andre is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Andre is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| André | André is Andre written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #434 in France, against #6,628 for Andre. | 712,988 |
Names that peaked alongside Andre
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Andre also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Andre over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Andre
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Andre in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Andre
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Andre — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Andre
What does the name Andre mean?
Manly or brave, from the Greek aner, a man.
Is Andre the same as Andrew?
Yes — Andre is the French form of the same Greek name.
Why is Saint Andrew's cross diagonal?
He is said to have been crucified on an X-shaped cross, which became the saltire and then the flag of Scotland.
How popular is Andre?
368th in the United States and 434th in France, and our data marks it stable.
Is Andre a girl's or a boy's name?
Andre is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Andre?
Andre has 2 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Andre?
Andre is usually shortened to Dre.
Is Andre a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Andre currently ranks #308 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.