How popular is the name Andrea?

Andrea ranks 88th among girls' names in US records, with 455,737 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 20,948.

Is Andrea a unisex name?

No. Andrea is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1981, when 11,699 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#88 of girl names

Pronounced AA2 N D R EY1 AH0 (ARPABET)

Andrea is a girls' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 455,737 children — the 88th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 48% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1981, when 11,699 children were given it.

1981Girls: 11,699Boys: 154

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Andrea?: Andrea ranks 88th among girls' names in US records, with 455,737 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 20,948.
Is Andrea a unisex name?: No. Andrea is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Andrea most popular?: 1981, when 11,699 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.