Andrew
Say it: AN-droo/ˈæn.dɹuː/
BoyMeans manly6 letters2 syllables
#106
in Ireland (2025)
#109 with spellings combined
53
babies in 2025
#16
best rank (1992)
15,175
babies since 1964
Down 49
10-year rank change
Andrew through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #109 |
| 2024 | 52 | #109 |
| 2023 | 37 | #146 |
| 2022 | 49 | #124 |
| 2021 | 67 | #97 |
| 2020 | 64 | #94 |
| 2019 | 100 | #70 |
| 2018 | 89 | #79 |
| 2017 | 94 | #76 |
| 2016 | 98 | #72 |
| 2015 | 131 | #60 |
| 2014 | 137 | #61 |
| 2013 | 143 | #60 |
| 2012 | 151 | #60 |
| 2011 | 140 | #60 |
| 2010 | 139 | #58 |
| 2009 | 159 | #58 |
| 2008 | 192 | #41 |
| 2007 | 189 | #43 |
| 2006 | 182 | #43 |
| 2005 | 183 | #39 |
| 2004 | 216 | #32 |
| 2003 | 199 | #36 |
| 2002 | 172 | #41 |
| 2001 | 218 | #37 |
| 2000 | 230 | #31 |
| 1999 | 239 | #28 |
| 1998 | 245 | #23 |
| 1997 | 316 | #23 |
| 1996 | 375 | #19 |
| 1995 | 347 | #22 |
| 1994 | 358 | #20 |
| 1993 | 421 | #16 |
| 1992 | 429 | #16 |
| 1991 | 388 | #19 |
| 1990 | 413 | #18 |
| 1989 | 326 | #23 |
| 1988 | 321 | #27 |
| 1987 | 384 | #21 |
| 1986 | 398 | #19 |
| 1985 | 422 | #19 |
| 1984 | 381 | #24 |
| 1983 | 377 | #28 |
| 1982 | 456 | #20 |
| 1981 | 394 | #26 |
| 1980 | 359 | #30 |
| 1979 | 411 | #21 |
| 1978 | 366 | #24 |
| 1977 | 318 | #29 |
| 1976 | 267 | #37 |
| 1975 | 279 | #33 |
| 1974 | 274 | #36 |
| 1973 | 259 | #38 |
| 1972 | 251 | #38 |
| 1971 | 294 | #26 |
| 1970 | 232 | #36 |
| 1969 | 226 | #36 |
| 1968 | 250 | #32 |
| 1967 | 234 | #33 |
| 1966 | 250 | #31 |
| 1965 | 236 | #32 |
| 1964 | 195 | #34 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Andrew mean?
Manly
Greek Andreas, from anēr (man), through Latin and French.
Say it right
ANdroo
The story of Andrew
Andrew comes from the Greek Andreas, which is related to the word for a man and to an adjective meaning manly or brave. It reached English through Latin, and the modern form was shaped by the Old French Andreu.
Saint Andrew was one of the twelve apostles, a fisherman and the brother of Simon Peter. Tradition says he died on an X-shaped cross, which became the saltire of Scotland, where he is the patron saint and his feast falls on 30 November.
Andrew was a strong choice in Ireland right through the CSO records. The most boys were given the name in 1982, with 456, and it reached its best place, number 16, in 1992 and 1993. It was even more popular in Northern Ireland, where it was 5th in 1997. By 2025 it had fallen to number 106 on the CSO list.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Andrew (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Andrew
- CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland
At a glance
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew | 53 | 15,175 |
In Northern Ireland
#212 in 2025 with 9 babies. Best rank #5 (1997); 2,038 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.