Boy name#259 of boy names
Andre
Pronounced AA1 N D R EY2 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1970
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Andre?
Andre is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 132,739 children — the 259th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 24% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1970, when 2,517 children were given it.
Andrzej is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Andre and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Andrzej
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AA1 N D R EY2
- Stress pattern:
- 12
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Andre
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Andre
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Andre?
- Andre ranks 259th among boys' names in US records, with 132,739 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 12,302.
- Is Andre a unisex name?
- No. Andre is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Andre most popular?
- 1970, when 2,517 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Andre spelled?
- Andrzej. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.