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Girl name

Andrea

/ˈændɹiə/ · 99% girls · #235 in the US for girls, 2025

Andrea has been given to about 451,448 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈændɹiə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 425,104
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Andrea per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1981 · 11,840
  • Born in 20251,333
  • All time451,448
  • England & Wales, 202545

How popular is Andrea?

Andrea ranks 235th among American girls in 2025, with 1,333 born that year. Its best year was 1981, when 11,840 babies were given the name, ranking 24th. The typical living American called Andrea is about 43 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.11% of births.

Names that sound like Andrea

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aundrea0.85
  2. Andria0.77
  3. Andra0.77
  4. Audra0.64
  5. Adria0.64
  6. Althea0.62
  7. Alfreda0.62
  8. Alea0.62

Middle names for Andrea

Ranked by flow score
  1. Andrea Josephine0.84
  2. Andrea Rose0.83
  3. Andrea Louise0.83
  4. Andrea June0.82
  5. Andrea Pearl0.82
  6. Andrea Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Andrea

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryanbrother · 0.98
  2. Bradleybrother · 0.97
  3. Christinasister · 0.97
  4. Seanbrother · 0.97
  5. Sarasister · 0.96
  6. Stephaniesister · 0.95

Where Andrea is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. District of Columbia0.11%
  2. Texas0.08%
  3. Arizona0.07%
  4. California0.07%
  5. Florida0.06%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Andrea White0.78
  2. Andrea Reyes0.78
  3. Andrea Nguyen0.78
  4. Andrea Moore0.78
  5. Andrea Lee0.78
  6. Andrea Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Andrea

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. Norway1945–2025
  7. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Andrea across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.