Andromeda
Princess of mythology who was sacrificed but rescued by Perseus.
Name Census estimates that about 1,370 living Americans carry the first name Andromeda. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Andromeda today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Andromeda births was 2022 (94 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Andromeda. 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 Andromeda with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Andromeda is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 250,186 Americans
Peak year
2022
94 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,300
Tracked since 1962
Census
Andromeda in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 946 people with the first name Andromeda, which placed it at #12,939 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
#12,939
National first-name rank
People counted
946
946 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
46.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Andromeda
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Andromeda is White at 46.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (25.3%) and Two or More Races (11.6%). 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 Andromeda 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 Andromeda at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White46.8% · 443
- Hispanic or Latino25.3% · 239
- Two or more races11.6% · 110
- Black or African American10.4% · 98
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.5% · 43
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 13
Popularity
Andromeda: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Andromeda from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 502 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Andromeda 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 Andromeda during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Andromedas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 12 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Andromeda, while Wisconsin, New York, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 23 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Andromeda
The name Andromeda is derived from Greek mythology and is the feminine form of the name Andromedes. It is composed of the Greek elements "andr" meaning "man" and "medea" meaning "to protect" or "to rule over." The name was originally associated with the mythological princess Andromeda, the daughter of the Aethiopian king Cepheus and his wife Cassiopeia.
In Greek mythology, Andromeda was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster to appease the gods. She was ultimately rescued by the hero Perseus, who later married her. The story of Andromeda's rescue is depicted in various ancient Greek texts, including the works of Ovid and Apollodorus.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Andromeda can be found in the Astronomica, an ancient Greek didactic poem written by the Roman poet Marcus Manilius in the 1st century AD. In this work, Andromeda is personified as a constellation in the northern night sky.
Throughout history, the name Andromeda has been borne by several notable individuals. One example is Andromeda of Crete, a Greek Christian saint and martyr who lived in the 3rd century AD. Another is Andromeda Tonini (1833-1896), an Italian painter known for her portraits and religious works.
In the realm of literature, the name Andromeda is associated with the character of the same name in the play "The Tragedie of Andromeda" by English playwright Charles Kingsley, published in 1858. Additionally, Andromeda Veldman (1906-1977) was a Dutch writer and poet known for her works exploring themes of love and nature.
In the field of astronomy, the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth. It is one of the most distant objects visible to the naked eye and was named after the mythological figure Andromeda.
People
Andromeda + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Andromeda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Andromeda: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Andromeda?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,370 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Andromeda 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 250,186 US residents.
Is Andromeda a common name?
We classify Andromeda as "Rare". It ranks above 91.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,397 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Andromeda most popular?
The single biggest year for Andromeda was 2022, when 94 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Andromeda is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Andromeda in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 946 people with the name Andromeda, or 0.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,939 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 Andromeda 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 Andromeda?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Andromeda leans strongly female. 943 people counted with this name were female (98.8%), compared with 11 male bearers (1.2%). 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 Andromeda?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Andromeda is White at 46.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (25.3%) and Two or More Races (11.6%). 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 Andromeda most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Andromeda in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.8% (443 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 Andromeda in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Andromeda a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Andromeda in the SSA data are female. 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 Andromeda still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Andromeda 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 Andromeda 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 common is the name Andromeda?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Andromeda at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.