Andrew Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Andrew

Andrew Name Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: an-dr(oo)
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Andrew Name Meaning

In a male name, everyone loves a good bit of brawn once in awhile and that’s where Andrew comes in. With a meaning like “manly and powerful” Andrew has all the masculinity you could want in a name and more.

Religious parents love his biblical background, appearing as one of the apostles who would later be christened Saint Andrew. He isn’t often associated with more obvious biblical names like Noah or Moses, but he’s just as lovely.

A lasting favorite in the States, Andrew has always appeared in the Top 100 list of boy names. He has an edge over other classics like Michael and James, avoiding the years of overuse to remain a timeless wonder. Like Ryan and Matthew, he has a good amount of boy next door charm that can’t be ignored.

He’s appeared in history as kings and politicians, leading countless men with his words and wisdom. A little Andrew may perhaps inherit that same inner drive to inspire, making a name for himself with his charisma and talents. He isn’t shy when it comes to voicing his opinion or getting involved, always ready to lend a helping hand or to speak up for what’s right.

Andrew has a few nicknames up his sleeves from the adorable Andy to the matured Drew. He also has an interesting variant in Andre, an abbreviated choice with a killer sound.

Andrew Name Popularity

How popular is the name Andrew? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	43	845	0.24%
1911	42	1,066	0.2863%
1912	44	1,922	0.3811%
1913	47	2,204	0.3887%
1914	44	2,957	0.4243%
1915	46	3,562	0.3921%
1916	46	3,716	0.3847%
1917	48	3,739	0.3737%
1918	46	4,134	0.3852%
1919	47	3,849	0.3676%
1920	49	4,019	0.3615%
1921	51	4,010	0.3502%
1922	53	3,790	0.3402%
1923	53	3,740	0.3339%
1924	56	3,743	0.3223%
1925	56	3,605	0.3189%
1926	59	3,333	0.303%
1927	56	3,433	0.3101%
1928	60	3,133	0.2928%
1929	59	3,072	0.2966%
1930	62	3,053	0.2923%
1931	65	2,706	0.2742%
1932	69	2,636	0.2668%
1933	76	2,329	0.25%
1934	76	2,443	0.2527%
1935	84	2,282	0.2348%
1936	84	2,265	0.2351%
1937	79	2,389	0.2424%
1938	82	2,395	0.2339%
1939	83	2,432	0.2391%
1940	84	2,424	0.2281%
1941	82	2,693	0.2393%
1942	80	3,135	0.2483%
1943	79	3,339	0.2558%
1944	81	3,046	0.2458%
1945	86	2,995	0.2456%
1946	84	3,750	0.2541%
1947	82	4,338	0.2599%
1948	77	4,303	0.2695%
1949	75	4,512	0.2805%
1950	68	4,926	0.3059%
1951	68	5,378	0.3172%
1952	68	5,574	0.3193%
1953	68	5,623	0.3177%
1954	70	5,646	0.3089%
1955	66	6,015	0.327%
1956	56	6,594	0.3491%
1957	56	6,986	0.363%
1958	55	7,105	0.3759%
1959	58	7,092	0.3733%
1960	51	8,209	0.4333%
1961	52	8,480	0.4492%
1962	49	8,703	0.4741%
1963	42	9,521	0.5304%
1964	37	10,499	0.5965%
1965	37	9,679	0.5919%
1966	36	10,232	0.6553%
1967	35	9,976	0.6574%
1968	34	10,565	0.7036%
1969	33	11,290	0.7328%
1970	32	11,999	0.754%
1971	33	10,924	0.727%
1972	30	10,125	0.7434%
1973	29	10,735	0.828%
1974	28	11,784	0.9066%
1975	28	12,767	0.9935%
1976	27	13,317	1.0333%
1977	24	16,034	1.1895%
1978	21	16,741	1.2452%
1979	20	18,635	1.3216%
1980	19	19,729	1.3493%
1981	18	20,232	1.3764%
1982	17	22,838	1.5283%
1983	15	25,578	1.7333%
1984	14	25,921	1.7425%
1985	11	30,168	1.9876%
1986	8	33,856	2.2429%
1987	6	36,204	2.3724%
1988	5	35,738	2.2933%
1989	7	34,811	2.1572%
1990	7	33,657	2.0306%
1991	5	31,529	1.9343%
1992	5	30,535	1.913%
1993	10	27,316	1.7521%
1994	10	26,009	1.6948%
1995	11	25,851	1.7153%
1996	10	25,234	1.6853%
1997	7	25,196	1.7036%
1998	9	23,654	1.5804%
1999	7	23,854	1.5929%
2000	7	23,639	1.5474%
2001	7	22,406	1.4871%
2002	6	22,017	1.4692%
2003	5	22,150	1.456%
2004	6	21,699	1.4237%
2005	6	20,727	1.3556%
2006	7	19,718	1.2593%
2007	10	18,446	1.1691%
2008	12	16,756	1.0841%
2009	16	14,858	0.9941%
2010	14	14,236	0.9879%
2011	16	13,272	0.9315%
2012	18	12,617	0.8854%
2013	22	11,649	0.8182%
2014	22	11,151	0.7654%
2015	30	10,096	0.6939%
2016	34	9,376	0.6503%
2017	40	8,215	0.5886%
2018	43	7,222	0.5257%
2019	46	6,757	0.4991%
2020	51	5,920	0.4651%
2021	57	5,570	0.4557%
2022	62	5,039	0.382%

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Names Like Andrew

If you like Andrew, you’ll love these other names like Andrew.

What names are diminutives of Andrew?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Andrew sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Andrew, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Andie	Man, warrior	Greek
Andy	Manly	English
Dandie	Man, warrior	Greek
Dandy	Man, warrior	Greek
Drew	Wise	Welsh
Dru	Man, warrior; wise; loved one	Welsh
Drud	Man, warrior	Greek
Drue	Man, warrior; wise	Welsh
Drugi	Man, warrior	Greek

What names are variants of Andrew?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Andrew.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Adem	Earth; man, warrior	Hebrew
Aindrea	Man, warrior	Greek
Aindreas	Man, warrior	Greek
Analu		Polynesian
Ander	Lion man	Scandinavian

Anders	A variant form, regarded as Danish, of Andrew.	Scandinavian
Andonia	Man, warrior	Greek
Andor	Man, warrior	Greek
Andrae		French
Andras	Man, warrior	Greek
Andre	Manly	French
Andrea	Man, warrior	Greek
Andreas	Man	Greek
Andrei	Man, warrior	Greek
Andrej	Man, warrior	Greek
Andres	Manly	Spanish
Andresj	Man, warrior	Greek
Andreus		Spanish
Andrewes	Man, warrior	Greek
Andrews	Man, warrior	Greek

Andrey	Man, warrior	Greek
Andrezj	Man, warrior	Greek
Andrian		Russian
Andric		Slavic
Andriel	Man, warrior	Greek
Andries	Man, warrior	Greek
Andrij	Man, warrior	Greek
Andrija	Man, warrior	Greek
Andrik		Slavic
Andris		French
Andrius	Man, warrior	Spanish
Andro	Man, warrior	Greek
Andros	Man, warrior	Greek
Andru	Man, warrior	Greek
Andruw	Man, warrior	Greek

Andrzej	Man, warrior	Greek
Antero	Man, warrior	Greek
Mandrew	Man, warrior	Greek
Ohndrae	Man, warrior	Greek
Ohndre	Man, warrior	Greek
Ohnrey	Man, warrior	Greek
Ondre		Greek
Ondrei	Man, warrior	Greek
Ondrej	Man, warrior	Greek
Ondrey	Man, warrior	Greek

What names sound like Andrew?

If you like how Andrew sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Andrew.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Anakin	Warrior	American
Angelo	Messenger of God	Italian
Ansel	Follower of a nobleman	French
Anslea	Hermitage field	English
Ansleigh	Hermitage field	English

Ansley	Hermitage field	English
Anson	“The son of Ann,” from the Anglo-Saxon.	English
Anthony	Unknown meaning	Latin
Antoine	The French form of Antony or Anthony.	French
Anton	The German and Russian form of Antony or Anthony.	Slavic
Antonio	Unknown meaning	Italian
Antony	A variant form of Anthony.	Latin
Bartholemew	Son of Tolmai	Hebrew
Bartholomew	Son of Talmai (the farmer)	Aramaic
Crew	Group	Latin
Matthew	Gift of God	Hebrew
Stew

What names are similar to Andrew?

Find a name that’s like Andrew, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Benjamin	A favorite son	Hebrew
David	Beloved	Hebrew
Henry	Home ruler	English

James	Supplanter	English
John	God is gracious	Hebrew
Lucas	From Lucania	Latin
Michael	Who is Like God?	Hebrew
Nathan	He gave	Hebrew
Samuel	Name of God	Hebrew
William	A willing protector	German

Lists With Andrew

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Andrew.

Siblings of Andrew

Mamas with kids named Andrew also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Olivia	Olive tree	Latin
Tristan	Sadness	Welsh
Ariana	Most holy	Latin
Adam	Man	Hebrew
Gregory	Watchful	Greek
Brian	High and noble	English
Isabella	Devoted to God	Italian
Ian	God is gracious	Scottish

Madison	Son of Maud	English
Esmeralda	Emerald	Spanish
Jayce	To heal	American
Sylvia	Woods, forest	Latin

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33 Comments

Samantha Mar 13 at 8:47 am

I chose it because I just liked the name Andrew/Andy and because it’s my favorite bands lead singers name! I love that you can get 2 nicknames out of “Andrew”; Andy and Drew! 🙂

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Aliisa Oct 22 at 7:24 pm

We actually loved the name Drew first, but decided to go with Andrew as his name and then call him Drew in honor of my mom and dads first baby who was born prematurely and ended up dying at 16 hours old due to an infection.

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Sarah Jun 8 at 3:48 pm

Means “warrior”. All other names in our family are Greek and Hebrew, so this fits right in. And neither mom or dad disliked the name.

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Natalie Jan 25 at 7:11 pm

Met husband in town of St Andrews

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Kathlyn Dec 27 at 11:24 am

We wanted a name that started with A, and that’s what we went off at first, then we also discussed that we wanted a Biblical name and when we were looking at the names we came upon a couple names and I played around with them; saying the name when we would talk about the baby, and the one that stuck that the most was Andrew. Overtime I just fell in love with it and now our Andrew is here!

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Felicia Aug 17 at 12:34 pm

We chose to name my older son Andrew after my husband grandfather. I love his name and how gave him his full name. He is such a handsome almost 3 year old and has his own personality but has his father personality as well

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Marina May 14 at 12:26 am

Andrew has been one of my favorite boy names for many years while growing up! I also like that it sounds American, but also can easily be translated into Russian (my native language) for my family back home. I don’t mind the nickname drew, but I don’t like that people keep trying to nick name him Andy, that is just not the name I chose and sounds nothing like it!

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Jessica Feb 25 at 3:03 pm

I prayed about his name and it came to me in the middle of the night.

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La tashia Feb 25 at 8:04 am

Named after my cousin that passed away

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Amy Feb 7 at 11:50 am

It’s my husband’s best friend’s name and a strong name from the Bible.

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Brittany Jan 22 at 8:49 am

I didn’t pick my son name Andrew it was his dad name him and we both like it for our son

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andrew Sep 2 at 7:30 am

andrew.

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- andrea Sep 2 at 7:31 am
  
  literally.
  
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Ashley Aug 9 at 6:41 pm

We chose the name Andrew in honor of a baby brother my mom lost during pregnancy back in February 1996. We also love that it’s a biblical name.

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Jami Jun 10 at 2:48 pm

Strong name, husband picked out.

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Zuzana Kudernatschova Jun 6 at 8:21 am

Strong/warrior

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Candy Nov 19 at 8:29 am

I named Andrew after my dad.

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Candy Nov 5 at 10:02 pm

We name Andrew after my dad that is with God.

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Andrea Brenner Aug 26 at 8:34 pm

I was having my second baby. We did not know what we were having.My husband and I both loved the name Andrew. We knew from the day he was born we would nickname him Andy. He is now 21 years old.

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Ashley Jul 16 at 7:37 am

My husband’s middle name is Andrew and so is his dad’s middle name and my dad’s middle name. It’s also a Biblical name (one of Jesus’ disciples). It was a no brainer for us to get to name him after his father and both grandfathers and for it be a Biblical name too.

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Annamae Knollhuff May 9 at 10:39 pm

After long deliberations with my husband we finally settled on Andrew. It was the only name we could agree upon.

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Ruth May 9 at 1:29 pm

I chose Andrew because it means “brave,strong,manly”

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Johanna Apr 21 at 8:47 pm

It’s his dads name. I like it because it runs in the family for generations.

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Christina Feb 3 at 9:47 am

Andrew means Manly; brave. In the bible the first of the twelve apostles chosen. Andrew is patron saint of Scotland and Russia. His middle name is Joseph which is May Jehovah add/give increase.

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Rebecca Dec 21 at 12:29 pm

Andrew is our 10th baby. We didnt know the gender before he was born and were all set with a girl name, but my husband and I have a hard time agreeing to boy names! We now have 6 boys and 4 girls!

We wanted a name starting with “X” since he is our 10th but the only decent “X” name is Xavier, which is a fine name but I couldn’t commit to it for the rest of his life LOL! He just didn’t look like an Xavier. I had my heart set on Benicio. I love that it sounds tall dark and handsome (so Italian!), but hubby just wasn’t on board. And yet, all along I kept looking at my baby thinking “he looks like an Andrew” (Andrew wasn’t on our list, it’s already taken in my family).
The hospital had given us only 5 days to make a decision before they would file birth cert as “baby boy” and we were on the 5th day! Benicio and Xavier were causing such arguments between me and my hubby that we just had to get away from those names. I came up with Andrew Edward (Edward after St. Edward the Confessor) and right away my husband agreed and said “I like it, he looks like an Andrew Edward”! (We decided it was fine to use my nephews name since they’re 18 yrs apart and have different last names).
It turns out that St Andrew (an apostle of Jesus) was martyred for his Catholic faith and his persecutors were going to crucify him. St. Andrew refused to die in the same manner as Jesus, so he was martyred on an X-shaped cross. So the X that I wanted was there in Andrew’s name all along!! I knew the name Andrew fit him, and now I know it’s perfect! God reveals Himself in beautiful ways!

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Anita Smith Aug 31 at 2:19 pm

I named my son Andrew because it’s a biblical name. Not only that but I named him after my mother because her name is Andie.

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Kala Aug 16 at 11:15 am

My boyfriend named him andrew after his dads dad

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April Jul 11 at 1:19 pm

We were told to terminate the pregnancy at 15 weeks due to some anomalies they found. We left it in God’s hands and continued with the pregnancy. We were advised to be prepared to bury our son before his first birthday. On June 17th I had a c-section and delivered a beautiful, healthy baby boy. We chose Andrew because it means strong and brave. Middle name is Matthias because it means gift from God

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Andrew Jun 29 at 7:14 pm

I choose Andrew because Andrew was my dad’s name and I named him after him

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Juliette Jun 24 at 6:37 am

Tomorrow Andrew will be 8 weeks old. I like Andrew because it is my older brother’s middle name. His nickname will be Andy and that was my husbands older brother’s name that passed away. It’s not a crazy new generational name, it’s kind of old school to me but not so much that it sounds like an old man’s name.

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Amanda Jun 10 at 12:28 pm

We chose the name Andrew kinda last minute, my husband wanted to honor a deceased cousin with the same name. And then we gave him his daddy’s middle name. It fit him well,even if I did not get a lot of say in his name. Andrew was a surprise.

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Stephanie Jun 8 at 9:32 am

My husbands middle name is Andrew and he always secretly wished it was his first name. When we found out we were having a son it seemed like the perfect name!

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Lindsey Apr 13 at 10:39 am

Flowed with our last name and other child name

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