Andreas
A masculine name from ancient Greek meaning "manly" or "brave".
Name Census estimates that about 8,100 living Americans carry the first name Andreas. It is a predominantly male name (99.4% of registrations). The average person named Andreas today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Andreas births was 2006 (221 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Andreas. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Andreas with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
8.1K
~ 1 in 42,315 Americans
Peak year
2006
221 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,098
Tracked since 1913
Census
Andreas in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 11,963 people with the first name Andreas, which placed it at #2,201 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,201
National first-name rank
People counted
12K
11,963 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
4.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
65.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Andreas
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Andreas is White at 65.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.7%) and Black (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Andreas described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Andreas at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White65.3% · 7,812
- Hispanic or Latino21.7% · 2,592
- Black or African American6.4% · 760
- Two or more races3.9% · 465
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 259
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 75
Gender
Gender distribution for Andreas
Out of the 8,521 babies given the name Andreas since 1880, 99.4% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Andreas as a male name
- Ranked #1,098 in 2024
- 195 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2006 (221 births)
Andreas as a female name
- Ranked #16,681 in 2005
- 5 female births in 2005
- Peak: 1996 (9 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Andreas leans strongly male. 11,774 people counted with this name were male (98.4%), compared with 191 female bearers (1.6%).
Popularity
Andreas: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Andreas from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,863 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Andreas remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Andreas by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Andreas during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Andreas' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 30 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Andreas, while Nevada, Missouri, Idaho recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 174 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Andreas
Andreas is a masculine given name derived from the Greek name Ανδρέας (Andréas). The name originates from the ancient Greek word "ἀνήρ" (anēr) meaning "man". It is composed of the prefix "andr-" meaning "man" and the root "-as" found in many Greek names.
The name Andreas has been in use since ancient times in Greece and the wider Hellenic world. It was a popular name among early Christians, possibly due to the apostle Andrew who was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. The name is mentioned in the New Testament as one of the earliest followers of Jesus.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Andreas of Caesarea, a 6th-century Byzantine historian and scholar. Another notable early figure was Andreas Palaiologos, a 13th-century Byzantine prince and grandson of Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos.
In the Middle Ages, the name was widespread across Europe, particularly in regions influenced by Greek or Byzantine culture. Andreas Capellanus, a 12th-century French philosopher and author, wrote the influential treatise "De Amore" on the art of courtly love.
During the Renaissance, Andreas Vesalius, a 16th-century Flemish anatomist and physician, is considered the founder of modern human anatomy. His work "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" was a groundbreaking anatomical text.
Other notable individuals named Andreas include Andreas Gryphius (1616-1664), a German poet and playwright; Andreas Schlüter (1659-1714), a German baroque sculptor and architect; and Andreas Hofer (1767-1810), a Tyrolean innkeeper and patriotic leader during the Napoleonic Wars.
In more recent times, Andreas Baader (1943-1977) was a founding member of the West German militant group Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Faction), while Andreas Papandreou (1919-1996) was a Greek economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece.
People
Andreas + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Andreas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Andreas: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Andreas?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 8,100 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Andreas going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 42,315 US residents.
Is Andreas a common name?
We classify Andreas as "Rare". It ranks above 97.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 8,521 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Andreas most popular?
The single biggest year for Andreas was 2006, when 221 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Andreas is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Andreas in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 11,963 people with the name Andreas, or 3.96 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,201 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Andreas in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Andreas?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Andreas leans strongly male. 11,774 people counted with this name were male (98.4%), compared with 191 female bearers (1.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Andreas?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Andreas is White at 65.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.7%) and Black (6.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Andreas most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Andreas in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.3% (7,812 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Andreas in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Andreas a male name?
Yes, 99.4% of people registered as Andreas in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Andreas still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Andreas in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Andreas can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Andreas?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.