Andreas

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Greek

Meaning

Andreas is a name derived from the Greek noun ἀνήρ anēr, with genitive ἀνδρός andros, which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runestone from the 12th century.

From Wikipedia

Andreas first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 54 babies (rank #490 that year). In 2024 it was given to 29 boys (rank #889). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Andreas

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Andreas yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1,235
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
54
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199131#540
199228#592
199346#448
199430#545
199532#572
199626#668
199731#579
199821#748
199935#534
200030#606
200130#623
200238#524
200337#560
200437#582
200549#466
200649#494
200731#723
200854#490
200943#614
201042#599
201140#628
201235#694
201345#595
201433#747
201546#577
201639#673
201747#572
201832#767
201938#674
202031#792
202133#790
202237#705
202330#831
202429#889