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 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.

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.

1,031

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
1996	64	#358
1997	46	#439
1998	45	#458
1999	53	#419
2000	43	#469
2001	45	#460
2002	40	#524
2003	40	#566
2004	43	#578
2005	49	#544
2006	53	#555
2007	65	#501
2008	52	#604
2009	42	#711
2010	42	#721
2011	50	#652
2012	46	#719
2013	51	#655
2014	45	#715
2015	61	#601
2016	56	#631