Andy

“manly, brave; short form of Andrew”

Boy’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Andy

Andy means “manly, brave; short form of Andrew” and is of Greek origin.

It peaked in 1998.
Over recent years, Andy has been falling (−8.3% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Andy every 34 schools, all spellings combined.

IrelandCSO · 2023-25
305^th boys’ name40 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,796
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
537^th boys’ name64 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,655+0.4% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
517^th boys’ name1,758 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,925−5.9% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
614^th boys’ name12 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,995
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
771^st boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,423
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,093^rd boys’ name81 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,202−6.3% a year

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

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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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