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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 65 babies (rank #501 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

1,031
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
65
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
199664#358
199746#439
199845#458
199953#419
200043#469
200145#460
200240#524
200340#566
200443#578
200549#544
200653#555
200765#501
200852#604
200942#711
201042#721
201150#652
201246#719
201351#655
201445#715
201561#601
201656#631