Andreas

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⭐ Famous Andreas

Andreas Vesalius

Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)

Choose Andreas and your child shares a first name with Andreas Vesalius, a Flemish anatomist, physician and author. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Andreas, like who?” Andreas Vesalius's Wikipedia article is available in 84 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 11,086 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Andreas, 154 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Andreas would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAndreas first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1966, when it reached #734.
• 🍂TrendAndreas has slipped 99 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,276. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAndreas is most popular in Michigan, where it ranks #768, followed by New York (#844) and New Jersey (#915). It's in the top 1,000 in 3 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Greek, Andreas means “manly”. Our records link it to German and Greek roots.

About the name Andreas

Andreas is a boy name of German and Greek origin meaning “manly”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-eas”. US birth records list Andreas for boys from 1913 to 2025, in 96 of those 113 years. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked #734 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,276, with 154 babies.

Origin:German namesGreek names