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How popular is the name Andra?
Births per year, rank history and how many Andras are alive today.
Andra (female) is a shortened form of the name Andrea. Although Andra itself was given to 9 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2788th as a registered name), most Andras are registered as Andrea, which ranked 1079th in 2025 with 31 babies.
Most people called Andra are registered as Andrea, and share that name's profile: the Andrea you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Andreas born in England and Wales are between 48 and 64, and there are at least 26,000 of them alive today. Only some Andreas go by Andra.
How many babies are named Andra or Andrea each year?
Combined registrations of Andrea, Andra. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Andrea rank as a registered name?
Where does Andra rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Andra short for Andrea?
Yes - Andra is a shortened form of Andrea. Andras are usually registered as Andrea at birth.
When was the name Andra most popular?
The full name Andrea peaked in 1964, when around 940 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Andra itself peaked as a registered name in 2017, with 24 babies.
How many people are called Andra?
There's no official count of people who go by Andra, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 26,000 people registered as Andrea born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Andra.
How old is the typical Andra?
Most people called Andra are registered as Andrea. Most living Andreas are between 48 and 64; the most common age is about 61.
Is Andra becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.