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How popular is the name Andy?
Births per year, rank history and how many Andies are alive today.
Andy (male) is a shortened form of the name Andrew. Although Andy itself was given to 21 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1307th as a registered name), most Andies are registered as Andrew, which ranked 334th in 2025 with 127 babies.
Most people called Andy are registered as Andrew, and share that name's profile: 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. Only some Andrews go by Andy.
How many babies are named Andy or Andrew each year?
Combined registrations of Andrew, Andy. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Andrew rank as a registered name?
Where does Andy 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 Andy short for Andrew?
Yes - Andy is a shortened form of Andrew. Andies are usually registered as Andrew at birth.
When was the name Andy most popular?
The full name Andrew peaked in 1964, when around 21,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Andy itself peaked as a registered name in 2006, with 55 babies.
How many people are called Andy?
There's no official count of people who go by Andy, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 500,000 people registered as Andrew born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Andy.
How old is the typical Andy?
Most people called Andy are registered as Andrew. Most living Andrews are between 45 and 64; the most common age is about 61.
Is Andy becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.