Andrew is a distinctive choice, ranked #334 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Andrew in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#334
US Rank #73
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About the Name Andrew
Andrew is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 49 places over five years. Its high point was #29 in 1996, and it now sits at #315. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 12 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Andrew is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Andrew in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #68, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
โญ Famous People Named Andrew
Andrew Betts โ Andrew Richard Betts is a British retired basketball player who played professionally in Spain, Italy, Greece, and Ukraine.
Andrew Tate โ Emory Andrew Tate III is an American and British social media personality, businessman, and former professional kickboxer who gained notoriety for promoting various highly controversial positions in the manosphere.
Andrew To โ Andrew To Kwan-hang is a Hong Kong politician and activist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Andrew
Unlikely. With around 127 UK babies named Andrew per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Andrew in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Andrew has been fairly steady, ranked #334 in 2025 against #266 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #29 in 1996.
Andrew is more popular in the US (#68) than in the UK (#315). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Andrew include: Andrew Betts, Andrew Tate and Andrew To. Short summaries for each appear below.
Andrew ranks #68 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
127
UK babies named Andrew (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 68 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Andrew
Almost certainly the only Andrew in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Andrew
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Emory Andrew Tate III is an American and British social media personality, businessman, and former professional kickboxer who gained notoriety for promoting various highly controversial positions in the manosphere.
Andrew is the English form from the Old French name Andreu / Andrieu (now French surnames), themselves from Latin Andreas, from Greek-derived given name Andreas (Greek: แผฮฝฮดฯฮญฮฑฯ).