boy's name

Andrews

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 602

Andrews is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1989, when 22 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1912.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Andrews over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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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'10 '20 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Andrews by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 17
1920s 15
1940s 5
1950s 5
1960s 19
1970s 27
1980s 147
1990s 102
2000s 101
2010s 90
2020s (to 2025) 48

How popular is Andrews?

In 2025, Andrews was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Andrews is used

England & Wales #3,376 6 in 2024
France #5,608 5 in 2019
United States #12,251 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Andrews

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Andrews also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Andrews over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Andrews

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Andrews — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Andrews

How popular is the name Andrews?

In 2025, Andrews was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Andrews a girl's or a boy's name?

Andrews is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Andrews?

Andrews has 2 syllables.

When was Andrews most popular?

Andrews peaked in 1989, when 22 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Andrews a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Andrews currently ranks #12,251 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.