Andre

What Andre means

Form of Andrew, meaning “manly”

anglicized form of André || From Old English Andreas, from Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Andre” (revision 92411444) and “Andrew” (revision 94534461), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Andre?

US: Falling: down from #279 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #489 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1971, when 2,415 boys got the name (#129 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 1,968 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 5,786 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 4,910 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (1.38 per 1,000 boys), NH (1.11 per 1,000 boys), AZ (0.98 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Andre is #368 in the US and #735 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Andre were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Aundre6 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Andre

Boys

• Joe#991Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1936, with 8,023 babies; 230 in 2025
• Austin#113“majestic”^*
• Harry#775Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1918, with 9,896 babies; 329 in 2025
• Louis#249“loud; famous + battle”^*
• Lewis#433Same root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*
• Marcel#730Editor’s note Up from #771 in 2015 to #730 in 2025 in the US

For a sister

• Stephanie#557Feminine form of Stephen, meaning “crown, wreath”^*
• Julie#872Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1958, with 18,215 babies; 308 in 2025
• Danielle#549Feminine form of Daniel, meaning “God is my judge”^*
• Jacqueline#558Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #258 in 2015, #558 in 2025
• Simone#995Feminine form of Simon, meaning “sixpence coin”^*
• Jessie#823Diminutive of Jessica, possibly meaning “Iscah in Genesis 11:29…^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under French, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Andre’s. Rank is US 2025.