Andrews
Masculine · “of Andrew”
The s at the end of Andrews, Williams, Jones and Roberts is a possessive with the word son left off. Andrew's — whose son? — Andrew's. Those names cluster in Wales and the west of England, because Welsh families took fixed surnames late and used the English apostrophe to do it.
How old is the name Andrews?
Andrews first appears in US birth records in 1912 — 113 years ago. The typical Andrews alive today was born around 1993, making them about 32 years old. About 500 people named Andrews are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Andrews most popular?
Andrews peaked in 1912, reaching #2269 nationally. Today it ranks #12008, 9,739 places below that high. See the whole 1912 chart.
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Where it comes from
From andros to Andrews
The story of Andrews
Wales kept a patronymic system long after England had abandoned it — a man was Dafydd ap Rhys, David son of Rhys, and the name changed every generation. English administration required fixed surnames, and Welsh families converted by freezing the father's name and marking it with the English possessive, which is why a handful of surnames cover an enormous share of Welsh families. Andrew himself is the first-called of the apostles and one of the most widely adopted patron saints in Europe — Scotland, Russia, Greece, Romania and Ukraine all claim him — and the diagonal cross on the Scottish flag is said to be the shape he was crucified on.
Meaning
of Andrew
A patronymic surname from Andrew, Greek Andreas, built on aner, andros, a man. The final s is a genitive: son of Andrew, with the son unstated. The same pattern produced Williams, Jones from John, Roberts, Edwards, Richards and Evans.
How the name formed
- andros
- Andreas
- Andrew
- Andrews
Pronouncing Andrews
AN-drooz
Two syllables, stress on the first, with the s voiced to a z. Andrews and Andrew's are identical in speech, which is the whole point of the name's origin.
Nicknames for Andrews
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1912
- Most boys named
- 198519 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2269reached in 1912
- Change vs 2024
- −68.8%5 in 2025, from 16
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Andrewss among us
people named Andrews are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 341,615 born in 2025 was named Andrews
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Andrews sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Andrews beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Andrews in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled Greek meaning and a fully documented surname pattern behind it.
- Drew and Andy both work as short forms and both serve either child.
- Andrew is available as a formal version with a two-thousand-year record.
- It is a surname and reads as one, which some people like and some do not.
- Andrew is far commoner and the s will be dropped constantly.
- The meaning of the root is manly, which is either a good story or an awkward one.
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Frequently asked
- How many Andrewss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Andrews are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Andrews in 2025?
- Andrews ranks #12008 among US boy names in 2025, with 5 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Andrews?
- About 1 in every 341,615 US boys born in 2025 was named Andrews — 5 in all.
- Will my child share the name Andrews with classmates?
- Andrews will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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