Andrea

What Andrea means

Feminine form of Andreas, meaning “manly”

feminine form of Andreas || From Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Andrea” (revision 93542877) and “Andreas” (revision 94534465), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Andrea?

US: Falling: down from #117 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #702 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1981, when 11,686 girls got the name (#24 that year). First in the US records in 1881.

How common

• About 1 in 1,220 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 8,170 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 3,578 baby girls 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 DC (2.48 per 1,000 girls), TX (1.76 per 1,000 girls), AZ (1.52 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

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

US vs UK

Andrea is #235 in the US and #1079 in England & Wales (2025).

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

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 98.8% of US babies named Andrea were girls.

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

• Andreea0 US · 16 E&W
• Andria11 US
• Andreah8 US
• Aundrea6 US
• Aundria5 US
• Andreia5 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 Andrea

Girls

• Kathryn#729Variant of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”^*
• Katherine#186Variant of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”^*
• Bianca#500Form of Blanche, meaning “white”^*
• Christina#770Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1985, with 16,600 babies; 352 in 2025
• Angela#408“messenger, angel”^*
• Alexandra#237“to defend + man”^*

For a brother

• Christopher#68“carrier of Christ”^*
• Alberto#819Spanish and Italian form of Albert, meaning “noble + bright, famous”^*
• Mario#438Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1980, with 2,936 babies; 721 in 2025
• Zachary#216“Yahweh has remembered”^*
• Jaime#657Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1980, with 1,462 babies; 420 in 2025
• Nicholas#112“victory + people”^*

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