Andy

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

⭐ Famous Andy

Andy Serkis

British actor

Choose Andy and your child shares a first name with Andy Serkis, a British actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Andy, like who?” Andy Serkis's Wikipedia article is available in 82 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,259 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Andy, 524 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Andy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAndy has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Andys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1964, when it reached #193.
• 📉Then vs nowAndy was 2.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,148 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 3,259.
• 🍂TrendAndy has slipped 164 places over the last five years and now sits at #565. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAndy is most popular in New Mexico, where it ranks #311, followed by Kentucky (#345) and California (#378). It's in the top 1,000 in 29 states.
• 💬MeaningAndy is an English form of Andrew, which means “manly”.

About the name Andy

Andy is a boy name of American origin meaning “manly”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ndy”. US birth records list Andy for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked #193 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #565, with 524 babies.

Origin:American names