Andi

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A few things about Andi you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Andi

Andi Lila

Albanian association football player

Choose Andi and your child shares a first name with Andi Lila, an Albanian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Andi, like who?” Andi Lila's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,501 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Andi, 459 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Andi would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAndi first shows up in US birth records in 1944, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 81 years since.
• 🏆Best yearAndi is at its all-time high right now: #632 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowAndi is 8.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 30,303 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 3,501.
• 🚀TrendAndi has climbed 178 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #632. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedAndi is most popular in Louisiana, where it ranks #181, followed by South Dakota (#188) and Mississippi (#196). It's in the top 1,000 in 31 states.
• 💬MeaningAndi is an English form of Andrea, which means “manly”.

About the name Andi

Andi is a girl name of French origin meaning “manly”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ndi”. US birth records list Andi for girls from 1944 to 2025, in 81 of those 82 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #632 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #632, with 459 babies.

Origin:French names