Andreas
- Pronunciation
- [An-dreas]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- German Form Of Andrew (Manly)
- Origin
- German
Andreas Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 8,472 baby boys have been named Andreas. The name peaked in 2006 with 221 US births that year (rank #889). In 2024, ranked #1098 nationally — 209 places below its 2006 peak.
Top States for Andreas
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Andreas births are: California (1,300), New York (970), Illinois (412).
Other German-Origin Names Like Andreas
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7-Letter Names Starting with A
Names with Andreas's exact length and starting letter: Aaleyah, Aalijah, Aaliyah, Aaralyn, Aarushi.
Quick Facts About Andreas
US Popularity History (2000–2008)
Annual US births named Andreas by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2006 with 221 boys named Andreas (boy rank #889 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2008, ranked #973 for boys (205 US births). That's 84 places below its 2006 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Andreas Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Andreas the strongest states are Massachusetts, Maryland, Arizona.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | #653 | 25 |
| 2 | Maryland | #808 | 15 |
| 3 | Arizona | #821 | 36 |
| 4 | New Jersey | #845 | 27 |
| 5 | New York | #846 | 92 |
| 6 | Washington | #860 | 31 |
| 7 | Michigan | #887 | 22 |
| 8 | California | #962 | 115 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | #962 | 115 |
| 2 | Michigan | #887 | 22 |
| 3 | Washington | #860 | 31 |
| 4 | New York | #846 | 92 |
| 5 | New Jersey | #845 | 27 |
| 6 | Arizona | #821 | 36 |
| 7 | Maryland | #808 | 15 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | #653 | 25 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Andreas in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Famous People Named Andreas
3 notable figures from history and culture who share the name Andreas.
- Andreas Deja — Cartoonist (1957)
- Andreas Katsulas was an American actor, best known for his negative and supporting roles in movies and TV series.
- Andreas Vesalius was a 16th century Flemish physician, widely referred to as the founding father of the modern human anatomy.
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Compare Andreas to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Andreas against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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