Head to head · Boys' names
Abraham vs Andres
#209 vs #200 in 2025 · both holding its place on the charts
Andres is a whisker ahead (#200 vs #209 in 2025) and both are holding its place on the charts. The records will not split these two — sound, story and your own last name will.
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Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
The tale of the tape
On the charts, Andres leads 4 measures of 6; Abraham leads 1.
Ranks, counts and years are measured in the official US birth record; the classroom and living figures are estimates computed from it. The dot marks the side each measure favours on the charts — more common, not better.
What the records say
146 years of US births, drawn on one scale
Two curves, one scale
Who owned which decade
- 1880s: Abraham #172, Andres #684 — Abraham higher
- 1890s: Abraham #177, Andres #834 — Abraham higher
- 1900s: Abraham #174, Andres #706 — Abraham higher
- 1910s: Abraham #153, Andres #749 — Abraham higher
- 1920s: Abraham #250, Andres #633 — Abraham higher
- 1930s: Abraham #353, Andres #632 — Abraham higher
- 1940s: Abraham #419, Andres #607 — Abraham higher
- 1950s: Abraham #430, Andres #580 — Abraham higher
- 1960s: Abraham #475, Andres #490 — Abraham higher
- 1970s: Abraham #349, Andres #359 — Abraham higher
- 1980s: Abraham #258, Andres #238 — Andres higher
- 1990s: Abraham #232, Andres #170 — Andres higher
- 2000s: Abraham #193, Andres #162 — Andres higher
- 2010s: Abraham #179, Andres #209 — Abraham higher
- 2020s: Abraham #206, Andres #207 — Abraham higher
Abraham stood higher in 12 of 15 decades; Abraham has held the lead since the 2010s.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Abraham | Andres |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | #172 | #684 |
| 1890s | #177 | #834 |
| 1900s | #174 | #706 |
| 1910s | #153 | #749 |
| 1920s | #250 | #633 |
| 1930s | #353 | #632 |
| 1940s | #419 | #607 |
| 1950s | #430 | #580 |
| 1960s | #475 | #490 |
| 1970s | #349 | #359 |
| 1980s | #258 | #238 |
| 1990s | #232 | #170 |
| 2000s | #193 | #162 |
| 2010s | #179 | #209 |
| 2020s | #206 | #207 |
Average national rank across each decade. A dash means the name sat outside the recorded top of that decade.
The names themselves
Meaning, roots, sound and the people who carried each
Where each name comes from
Abraham
father of a multitude
The gloss comes from Genesis itself, where Abram — 'exalted father' — is renamed Abraham and told he will be the father of many nations. Linguists read that passage as a Hebrew wordplay rather than a strict etymology, but it is the reading the name has carried everywhere it has gone.
Avraham → Abraam → Abraham → Ibrahim
How it traveled
The name is Hebrew, and its earliest home is the book of Genesis, where the patriarch is called first Abram and then Abraham. The Greek translators of the Hebrew Bible rendered it Abraam, Latin made it Abraham, and from the Latin it entered nearly every European language; Arabic took its own path to Ibrahim, the form used across the Muslim world.
Andres
manly, of a man
From the Greek Andreas, built on anēr, andros — 'man'.
Andreas → Andreas (Latin) → Andrés → Andres
How it traveled
The root is Greek: Andreas, from andros, 'of a man'. It was already a common Greek name when one of the twelve apostles in the New Testament bore it, and Christian missionaries carried it across Europe, where each language reshaped it — Andrew in English, André in French, Andrzej in Polish, Andrés in Spanish.
Where a reading is contested the note says so — this page does not turn a guess into a fact. The chain is each name's recorded forms, oldest first; the story is its opening, told in full on the name's own page.
Out loud, and in short
Abraham
AY-bruh-ham
That is the usual English reading. In Spanish-speaking households it is ah-brah-AHM, with the stress at the end — worth deciding which one your family will use, since both are correct.
- Abe — The standard English short form, long established and still the one most people reach for.
- Bram — Clipped from the end rather than the front; common in the Netherlands, where it also stands alone as a full given name.
- Avi — Used in Hebrew-speaking and Jewish families, and given independently as a name of its own.
- Abram — The older biblical form, used both as a nickname and as a separate registered given name in the US.
- Also Abie.
Andres
ahn-DRESS
That is the Spanish stress, on the second syllable. In English-speaking settings many bearers accept AN-druss, with the weight up front. Both are in real use, and it is worth deciding early which one you will correct people toward.
- Andy — The most portable short form, shared with Andrew and Andrea; also used on its own as a given name.
- Andresito — Spanish diminutive, affectionate and family-level rather than public.
- Dre — Informal clipping heard mainly among younger speakers in the US.
- Nano — A familiar nickname used in parts of the Spanish-speaking world; household use only.
Who has carried each name
Abraham
Abraham Lincoln (b. 1809) — The president who saved the Union and ended slavery
Abraham Maslow (b. 1909) — Psychologist of the famous hierarchy of needs
Andres
No documented entry for Andres yet.
Source: Wikidata — the one source on this page that is not an official agency.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Abraham if you want…
- a name holding steadyAbraham is holding its place on the charts
- a name with more sound in itAbraham runs 3 syllables, Andres 2
Choose Andres if you want…
- a name on the way upup 19 places on the charts in five years
- a name with fewer syllablesAndres is 2 syllables to Abraham's 3
Each line is a measured difference between the two names — a rank, a count, a recorded form — never a judgement of either. Save the one that answers your question; it lands on your shortlist.
The trade-offs, name by name
Abraham
Strengths
- Recognized in three major religious traditions and dozens of languages, so it needs no explaining almost anywhere in the world.
- Several established short forms already in real use — Abe, Bram, Avi — none of which you have to invent.
- One spelling, known to everyone who reads English; it survives being said over the phone.
To consider
- In the United States the name arrives with Lincoln attached. That is honorable company, but it is loud company, and some people will make the joke about stovepipe hats.
- The full form is formal and three syllables long; in practice many Abrahams are called Abe from the first week, so make sure you like the short form too.
- Its cousins Ibrahim and Avraham are close enough that people from other language backgrounds may reach for those instead — usually a pleasure, occasionally a correction you will make often.
Andres
Strengths
- Recognized in dozens of languages through its close relatives — Andrew, André, Andreas — so it travels without translation.
- Spelled the way it sounds, and short enough to fit any form field.
- Comes with a ready-made short form in Andy, in continuous use for centuries.
To consider
- The Spanish spelling carries an accent: Andrés. Dropping it, as US records do, is entirely normal, but you may find yourself choosing between the two versions on documents, and family may restore it in speech.
- Two pronunciations circulate, ahn-DRESS and AN-druss, so your son will likely hear both and learn to answer to either.
- It sits close to Andrew, André and Andreas, and people who know one will sometimes reach for the wrong one on a first meeting.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
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Abraham or Andres — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Abraham or Andres?
- Andres, in 2025: Andres ranked #200 with 1,744 babies; Abraham ranked #209 with 1,664 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Abraham or Andres?
- Andres. Over the last five years Abraham moved down 8 places; Andres moved up 19 places.
- Which is the older name, Abraham or Andres?
- The US record cannot say: both were already in use when it began in 1880.
- How many people are named Abraham and Andres?
- About 84,000 people named Abraham are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 90,500 people named Andres are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Abrahams or Andress in the classroom?
- Abraham will almost certainly be the only one in school. Andres will almost certainly be the only one in school.
US figures from the Social Security Administration, 1880–2025. Votes are battle voters on this site, not the birth record. Data & methodology
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