Andrez
Masculine · “manly”
In Latin American Spanish the letters s and z say exactly the same thing, so writing Andres or Andrez is a free choice. It is the same freedom that lets Nayeli be spelled Nallely: when two letters merge in speech, the spelling stops being decided by the ear.
How old is the name Andrez?
Andrez first appears in US birth records in 1924 — 101 years ago. The typical Andrez alive today was born around 2004, making them about 21 years old. About 1,100 people named Andrez are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Andrez most popular?
Andrez peaked in 2008, reaching #2467 nationally. Today it ranks #6803, 4,336 places below that high. See the whole 2008 chart.
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Where it comes from
From andreios to Andrez
The story of Andrez
Castilian distinguishes s from the th sound written c and z; Latin American Spanish does not, having merged them into a single s. That merger, called seseo, covers the entire Spanish-speaking Americas and much of Andalusia, and it means that for the great majority of Spanish speakers the letters are simply two ways of writing one sound. The consequences show up in naming: Andres and Andrez, Yaritza and Yaritsa, Marisol and Marizol all appear in the records. Andrez's best year in United States records is 2008, and the spelling is strongest in Mexican and Central American families.
Meaning
manly, of a man
From Greek andreios, manly or courageous, from aner, genitive andros, a man. Andres is the Spanish form of the apostle's name Andreas. The final z of this spelling reflects seseo, the merger of the s and z sounds across Latin America and much of southern Spain, which makes the two letters interchangeable in writing.
How the name formed
- andreios
- Andreas
- Andres
- Andrez
Related forms: Andres · Andre · Andrea · Andreas
Pronouncing Andrez
ahn-DRES
Two syllables with the stress at the end. In Latin American Spanish the final z is a plain s; in Castilian it would be a th, which is why the spelling reads as regional.
Nicknames for Andrez
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
- 1924
- Most boys named
- 200851 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2467reached in 2008
- Change vs 2024
- −14.3%12 in 2025, from 14
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.
Andrez in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Andres in Spanish — spelling variant
- Andre in Portuguese — same name
- Andrea in Italian — same name
- Andreas in Greek — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas.
Andrezs among us
people named Andrez are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 142,340 born in 2025 was named Andrez
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Andrez
- #6803
- Andrez on the 2025 chart
- #207
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Andrez went to 12 boys in 2025, but Andres is the same name said out loud. Together the 2 spellings went to 1,756, which makes it the 207th most-given boys’ name of the year — 6,596 places above the chart.
- Andres1,744
- Andrez12
About 1 boy in 973 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 142,340 for Andrez itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Patrik test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Andrez's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Patrik climbed just as high around 1992, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Patrik's path sketches the road Andrez is walking now.
Andrez 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
Andrez beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Andrez 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 one of the twelve apostles behind it.
- Andy is a completely established English-language everyday form.
- The spelling marks a Latin American origin clearly.
- Andres is the standard spelling and will be written for you.
- In Spain the z would be said as a th, which changes the name.
- The name means manly, which is worth knowing before explaining it.
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Frequently asked
- How many Andrezs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,100 people named Andrez are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Andrez?
- Andrez is one of 2 recorded spellings. Andres is the more common one — 1,744 births in 2025 against 12 for Andrez.
- How popular is the name Andrez in 2025?
- Andrez ranks #6803 among US boy names in 2025, with 12 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Andrez?
- About 1 in every 142,340 US boys born in 2025 was named Andrez — 12 in all.
- Will my child share the name Andrez with classmates?
- Andrez will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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