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“manly”
01 / Meaning & origin
Andrea is a unisex given name documented in English, French, Spanish and 15 other languages. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. It is a form of Andrew, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “manly”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Andrea (Czech, Danish), Andrea (Bulgarian, Catalan), Andréa (French), Andrèa (Occitan)
3 source accounts
Meaning: “manly”
Latinate feminine form of Andreas and Andrew.
Borrowed from Italian Andrea.
From Andrés, Andreu.
02 / Across borders
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20 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 1,317 girls (rank 235). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Andrea
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | 5 | 830 | observed |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | 7 | 851 | observed |
| 1885 | 6 | 921 | observed |
| 1886 | 9 | 778 | observed |
| 1887 | 7 | 937 | observed |
| 1888 | 7 | 1,036 | observed |
| 1889 | 10 | 839 | observed |
| 1890 | 6 | 1,210 | observed |
| 1891 | 8 | 1,006 | observed |
| 1892 | 16 | 726 | observed |
| 1893 | 13 | 826 | observed |
| 1894 | 15 | 782 | observed |
| 1895 | 12 | 932 | observed |
| 1896 | 18 | 754 | observed |
| 1897 | 11 | 982 | observed |
| 1898 | 16 | 840 | observed |
| 1899 | 16 | 814 | observed |
| 1900 | 13 | 1,053 | observed |
| 1901 | 12 | 961 | observed |
| 1902 | 21 | 756 | observed |
| 1903 | 14 | 931 | observed |
| 1904 | 21 | 773 | observed |
| 1905 | 11 | 1,162 | observed |
| 1906 | 14 | 1,002 | observed |
| 1907 | 22 | 790 | observed |
| 1908 | 30 | 709 | observed |
| 1909 | 27 | 773 | observed |
| 1910 | 27 | 831 | observed |
| 1911 | 24 | 875 | observed |
| 1912 | 33 | 868 | observed |
| 1913 | 58 | 678 | observed |
| 1914 | 59 | 747 | observed |
| 1915 | 69 | 791 | observed |
| 1916 | 60 | 877 | observed |
| 1917 | 66 | 841 | observed |
| 1918 | 85 | 777 | observed |
| 1919 | 92 | 728 | observed |
| 1920 | 107 | 702 | observed |
| 1921 | 104 | 717 | observed |
| 1922 | 111 | 694 | observed |
| 1923 | 93 | 752 | observed |
| 1924 | 133 | 649 | observed |
| 1925 | 148 | 593 | observed |
| 1926 | 129 | 631 | observed |
| 1927 | 111 | 687 | observed |
| 1928 | 106 | 679 | observed |
| 1929 | 107 | 678 | observed |
| 1930 | 143 | 568 | observed |
| 1931 | 88 | 717 | observed |
| 1932 | 123 | 593 | observed |
| 1933 | 158 | 507 | observed |
| 1934 | 131 | 561 | observed |
| 1935 | 133 | 554 | observed |
| 1936 | 151 | 527 | observed |
| 1937 | 181 | 487 | observed |
| 1938 | 428 | 303 | observed |
| 1939 | 648 | 246 | observed |
| 1940 | 708 | 239 | observed |
| 1941 | 721 | 240 | observed |
| 1942 | 935 | 214 | observed |
| 1943 | 1,419 | 169 | observed |
| 1944 | 2,026 | 128 | observed |
| 1945 | 1,934 | 126 | observed |
| 1946 | 2,301 | 125 | observed |
| 1947 | 2,509 | 126 | observed |
| 1948 | 2,366 | 128 | observed |
| 1949 | 2,142 | 144 | observed |
| 1950 | 2,196 | 141 | observed |
| 1951 | 2,444 | 136 | observed |
| 1952 | 2,770 | 132 | observed |
| 1953 | 2,720 | 131 | observed |
| 1954 | 2,723 | 136 | observed |
| 1955 | 2,762 | 139 | observed |
| 1956 | 3,398 | 127 | observed |
| 1957 | 3,372 | 130 | observed |
| 1958 | 3,243 | 135 | observed |
| 1959 | 3,752 | 123 | observed |
| 1960 | 4,213 | 115 | observed |
| 1961 | 4,320 | 110 | observed |
| 1962 | 4,540 | 99 | observed |
| 1963 | 5,013 | 89 | observed |
| 1964 | 5,388 | 77 | observed |
| 1965 | 6,080 | 63 | observed |
| 1966 | 7,144 | 52 | observed |
| 1967 | 7,418 | 48 | observed |
| 1968 | 7,089 | 48 | observed |
| 1969 | 7,201 | 48 | observed |
| 1970 | 7,708 | 43 | observed |
| 1971 | 8,483 | 35 | observed |
| 1972 | 8,022 | 30 | observed |
| 1973 | 7,766 | 30 | observed |
| 1974 | 7,472 | 35 | observed |
| 1975 | 8,042 | 28 | observed |
| 1976 | 8,352 | 25 | observed |
| 1977 | 9,782 | 24 | observed |
| 1978 | 10,461 | 23 | observed |
| 1979 | 10,336 | 26 | observed |
| 1980 | 10,450 | 28 | observed |
| 1981 | 11,686 | 24 | observed |
| 1982 | 11,374 | 27 | observed |
| 1983 | 10,413 | 30 | observed |
| 1984 | 10,350 | 28 | observed |
| 1985 | 10,053 | 33 | observed |
| 1986 | 8,639 | 36 | observed |
| 1987 | 8,496 | 36 | observed |
| 1988 | 8,392 | 35 | observed |
| 1989 | 8,410 | 39 | observed |
| 1990 | 8,214 | 40 | observed |
| 1991 | 7,995 | 39 | observed |
| 1992 | 8,024 | 39 | observed |
| 1993 | 7,242 | 44 | observed |
| 1994 | 6,482 | 49 | observed |
| 1995 | 6,008 | 55 | observed |
| 1996 | 5,671 | 61 | observed |
| 1997 | 5,405 | 58 | observed |
| 1998 | 5,133 | 61 | observed |
| 1999 | 5,072 | 59 | observed |
| 2000 | 5,479 | 55 | observed |
| 2001 | 5,745 | 49 | observed |
| 2002 | 5,118 | 55 | observed |
| 2003 | 4,982 | 60 | observed |
| 2004 | 5,056 | 57 | observed |
| 2005 | 4,672 | 65 | observed |
| 2006 | 5,006 | 59 | observed |
| 2007 | 4,798 | 60 | observed |
| 2008 | 4,263 | 72 | observed |
| 2009 | 4,064 | 73 | observed |
| 2010 | 3,569 | 80 | observed |
| 2011 | 3,512 | 82 | observed |
| 2012 | 3,054 | 100 | observed |
| 2013 | 2,817 | 112 | observed |
| 2014 | 2,563 | 125 | observed |
| 2015 | 2,710 | 117 | observed |
| 2016 | 2,480 | 128 | observed |
| 2017 | 2,324 | 128 | observed |
| 2018 | 2,168 | 134 | observed |
| 2019 | 1,991 | 141 | observed |
| 2020 | 1,819 | 149 | observed |
| 2021 | 1,696 | 174 | observed |
| 2022 | 1,859 | 155 | observed |
| 2023 | 1,676 | 173 | observed |
| 2024 | 1,628 | 185 | observed |
| 2025 | 1,317 | 235 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Andrea” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Andrea— “man”
Andrea, _m._ _Ital._ Gr. man, 86
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Italian tenor and singer-songwriter (born 1958)
Italian association football player and manager
Italian architect (1508–1580)
Italian Renaissance painter (1431-1506)
15th century Italian sculptor, goldsmith and painter (c.1435-1488)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
New Zealand — DIA published top 100 baby first names per sex, 1954–2025
Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), New Zealand · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Italy — Istat published top 50 registered newborn names per sex, 1999–2024
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Mexico City — registered given-name components, selected top 100 per sex/year, 2000–2022
Dirección General del Registro Civil, Ciudad de México · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — national top 100 newborn names per sex, 2002–2024
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Denmark — grouped top baby names, 1985–2025
Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik) · Statistics Denmark attribution terms (commercial and non-commercial reuse permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Sweden — grouped top 100 newborn calling names, 1998–2022
Statistics Sweden (SCB) · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Belgium — published top 100 newborn first names, 2023–2025
Statbel (Statistics Belgium) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
