Andre

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

⭐ Famous Andre

Andre Agassi

American tennis player (born 1970)

Choose Andre and your child shares a first name with Andre Agassi, an American tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Andre, like who?” Andre Agassi's Wikipedia article is available in 100 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Shinya Suzuki from New York, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,968 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Andre, 868 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Andre would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAndre has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Andres, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1984, when it ranked #119. Today it's #368, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendAndre has slipped 86 places over the last five years and now sits at #368. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAndre is most popular in New Mexico, where it ranks #213, followed by New Hampshire (#230) and Texas (#246). It's in the top 1,000 in 36 states.
• 💬MeaningAndre is a French form of Andrew, which means “manly”. Our records link it to English, French and Greek roots.

About the name Andre

Andre is a boy name of English, French and Greek origin meaning “manly”. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with A and ending in “-dre”. US birth records list Andre for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 123 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked #119 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #368, with 868 babies.

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