Andreas is a distinctive choice, ranked #552 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Andreas in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#552
About the Name Andreas
Andreas is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 116 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #358 in 1996 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Andreas is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Andreas
Unlikely. With around 69 UK babies named Andreas per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Andreas in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Andreas is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 116 places over the last five years to #552 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Andreas is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Andreas include: Andreas Nick — Andreas Nick is a former German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of...; Andreas Schjelderup — Andreas Rædergård Schjelderup is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Norway...; Andreas Pereira — Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras..
Andreas does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Andreass in the wild.
69
UK babies named Andreas (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 116 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Andreas
Likely around 1 other Andreas in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Andreas
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Andreas Nick is a former German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate from 2013 until 2021.
Andreas Rædergård Schjelderup is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Norway national team.
Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras. Born in Belgium, he represents the Brazil national team.
Andreas Huyssen is the Villard Professor Emeritus of German and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, where he taught beginning in 1986. He is the founding director of the university's Institute for Comparative Literature and Society and one of the founding editors of the New German Critique.
Andreas Strüngmann is a German physician and billionaire businessman who founded generic drug maker Hexal AG in 1986 and has built his fortunes, with his life-long partner and identical twin, Thomas Strüngmann, mainly through the investment into the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Andreas manages, together with his brother, their total family assets, estimated to be roughly $30 billion, through their single family office.
Andreas Staub was an Austrian watercolour painter and lithographer. Staub was born in Markirch in Alsace and committed suicide in Vienna at the age of 32.