Andreas

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,235

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Andreas

Andreas Vesaliusanatomist · b. 1515
Andreas Brehmeassociation football player · b. 1960
Andreas Kaplanuniversity teacher · b. 1977
Andreas Christensenassociation football player · b. 1996
Andreas Möllerassociation football player · b. 1967

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	31	#540
1992	28	#592
1993	46	#448
1994	30	#545
1995	32	#572
1996	26	#668
1997	31	#579
1998	21	#748
1999	35	#534
2000	30	#606
2001	30	#623
2002	38	#524
2003	37	#560
2004	37	#582
2005	49	#466
2006	49	#494
2007	31	#723
2008	54	#490
2009	43	#614
2010	42	#599
2011	40	#628
2012	35	#694
2013	45	#595
2014	33	#747
2015	46	#577
2016	39	#673
2017	47	#572
2018	32	#767
2019	38	#674
2020	31	#792
2021	33	#790
2022	37	#705
2023	30	#831
2024	29	#889