Dandre
Variant of the male name André, meaning "manly" or "virile" in Greek.
Name Census estimates that about 7,547 living Americans carry the first name Dandre. It is a predominantly male name (99.5% of registrations). The average person named Dandre today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dandre births was 2000 (364 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dandre. 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 Dandre with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
7.5K
~ 1 in 45,416 Americans
Peak year
2000
364 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,525
Tracked since 1957
Census
Dandre in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 5,277 people with the first name Dandre, which placed it at #3,766 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
#3,766
National first-name rank
People counted
5.3K
5,277 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
77.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dandre
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dandre is Black at 77.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.6%) and Two or More Races (8.7%). 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 Dandre 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 Dandre at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American77.5% · 4,090
- Hispanic or Latino9.6% · 508
- Two or more races8.7% · 459
- White2.9% · 153
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 43
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 24
Gender
Gender distribution for Dandre
Out of the 7,726 babies given the name Dandre since 1880, 99.5% 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.
Dandre as a male name
- Ranked #2,525 in 2024
- 53 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2000 (364 births)
Dandre as a female name
- Ranked #13,778 in 1992
- 5 female births in 1992
- Peak: 1976 (7 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dandre leans strongly male. 5,196 people counted with this name were male (98.4%), compared with 85 female bearers (1.6%).
Popularity
Dandre: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dandre from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 2,778 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dandre 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 Dandre during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dandres live
The SSA's state-level files cover 34 states and territories. Texas, Florida, California recorded the most babies named Dandre, while Wisconsin, Rhode Island, Oklahoma recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 160 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dandre
The name Dandre is a masculine given name that appears to have its origins in the African continent, specifically in regions where French colonial influence was present. It is a combination of the French name Daniel and the suffix "-dre," which is often found in names of African origin.
One possible theory suggests that Dandre may be a variant of the name Dandy, which is derived from the Akan language spoken in Ghana and Ivory Coast. In Akan, the name Dandy means "good luck" or "fortunate." The addition of the "-re" suffix could have been a result of French linguistic influence in the region.
Another theory proposes that Dandre may have its roots in the Bantu languages spoken in parts of Central and Southern Africa. In some Bantu dialects, the prefix "da-" or "dan-" is commonly used to denote a person or a characteristic, while the suffix "-dre" could have been added later under French influence.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Dandre can be traced back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in areas that were once under French colonial rule, such as parts of West and Central Africa, as well as the Caribbean region.
One notable historical figure who bore the name Dandre was Dandre Delon, a Haitian painter and artist who lived from 1865 to 1948. He was known for his vibrant and colorful depictions of Haitian life and culture.
Another individual of note was Dandre Fisseau, a French-born writer and journalist who lived in Senegal during the early 20th century. He is remembered for his works that explored the cultural and social dynamics of West African societies under colonial rule.
In the world of sports, Dandre Haynesworth was an American football player who played defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) from 2002 to 2011. He was born in 1981 and had a successful career with teams like the Tennessee Titans and the Washington Redskins.
Dandre Brown was a renowned jazz drummer and percussionist from the United States, born in 1935. He was known for his work with influential jazz musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie and Art Blakey and his contributions to the development of modern jazz drumming styles.
Lastly, Dandre Langlois was a French-Canadian artist and sculptor active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in 1860, he is remembered for his intricate wood carvings and sculptures that depicted scenes from everyday life in rural Quebec.
People
Dandre + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dandre as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dandre: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dandre?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7,547 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dandre 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 45,416 US residents.
Is Dandre a common name?
We classify Dandre as "Rare". It ranks above 97.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 7,726 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dandre most popular?
The single biggest year for Dandre was 2000, when 364 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dandre is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dandre in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 5,277 people with the name Dandre, or 1.75 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,766 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 Dandre 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 Dandre?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dandre leans strongly male. 5,196 people counted with this name were male (98.4%), compared with 85 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 Dandre?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dandre is Black at 77.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.6%) and Two or More Races (8.7%). 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 Dandre most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dandre in the 2020 Census, accounting for 77.5% (4,090 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 Dandre in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dandre a male name?
Yes, 99.5% of people registered as Dandre 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 Dandre still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dandre 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 Dandre 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 have the name Dandre?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.