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How popular is the name Andrew?
Births per year, rank history and how many Andrews are alive today.
Andrew (male), once a common boys' name, is now an uncommon choice for new babies in England and Wales, ranked 334th in 2025 with 127 given the name. The name peaked in 1964, when around 21,300 babies were given the name, the 3rd most popular that year. It has declined since 1964; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 570,000 babies have been named Andrew in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Andrew include Andy.
The Andrew you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Andrews born in England and Wales are between 45 and 64, and there are at least 500,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 81% chance that at least one of them will be called Andrew.
How many babies are named Andrew each year?
Where does Andrew rank among boys' names?
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
When was the name Andrew most popular?
Andrew peaked in 1964, when around 21,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Andrew?
At least 500,000 people named Andrew born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Andrew?
Most living Andrews are between 45 and 64; the most common age is about 61.
Is Andrew becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.