Andruw
Masculine · “manly”
Andruw is the exact spelling of Andruw Jones, the center fielder from Curaçao who became the youngest player ever to homer in a World Series, hitting home runs in his first two World Series at-bats for the Atlanta Braves. The spelling entered American birth records as he reached the major leagues, and he was later elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
How old is the name Andruw?
Andruw first appears in US birth records in 1996 — 29 years ago. The typical Andruw alive today was born around 2003, making them about 22 years old. About 500 people named Andruw are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Andruw most popular?
Andruw peaked in 1997, reaching #2260 nationally. See the whole 1997 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Greek Andreas to Andruw
The story of Andruw
Andrew comes from the Greek Andreas, the name of the apostle, and it has been an English name since the Middle Ages. Curaçao, where Jones was born, is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and uses Dutch as an official language, and in Dutch spelling uw is an ordinary letter pair, as in uw, 'your', and ruw, 'rough'. The spelling therefore follows a pattern Dutch readers already know, even though it looks unusual in English.
Meaning
manly, as Andrew
The meaning belongs to Andrew, from Greek Andreas, built on aner, andros, 'man'. Andruw is a spelling of it and adds no meaning of its own.
How the name formed
- Greek Andreas
- Andrew
- Andruw
Pronouncing Andruw
AN-droo
Said exactly like Andrew.
Nicknames for Andruw
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
- 1996
- Most boys named
- 200345 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2260reached in 1997
- Change vs 2017
- +33.3%8 in 2024, from 6
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.
Andruws among us
people named Andruw are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Andruw sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- A famous bearer of this exact spelling in the Hall of Fame ballplayer Andruw Jones.
- Said exactly like Andrew, with Andy and Drew ready as short forms.
- Its uw follows a spelling pattern that is ordinary in Dutch.
- Outside baseball circles it will be read as a misspelling of Andrew, and forms and spell-checkers will correct it; the Jones connection is the easiest explanation to give.
- Expect to spell it out, especially the uw, for life.
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Frequently asked
- How many Andruws 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 Andruw are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Andruw in 2025?
- Andruw is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Andruw with classmates?
- Andruw will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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