André

Meaning and origin of André

Popularity of André in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1922.
• Over recent years, André has been stable (+2.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one André every 27 schools.

André in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  375^th boys’ name129 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,317−3.1% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  393^rd boys’ name32 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,392

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  384^th boys’ name28 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,759

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  351^st boys’ name2,902 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,772−3.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  675^th boys’ name156 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,297−3.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  767^th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,562

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings André and Andre are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Andre5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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