Andrew

AN-droo

Greek

"strong and manly"

Andrew Origin and Meaning

The name Andrew is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "strong and manly".

During its Top 10 heyday in the late 90s and early oughts, Andrew was one of the "cooler" classic boy names, an update on the old guard Roberts and Richards.

While there are still plenty of babies named Andrew -- more than 5000 in the US last year -- it now feels more like a Dad Name than baby name. And the shamed Prince Andrew has not helped the name's image much.

Andrew is a variant of the Greek name Andreas, ultimately derived from the element aner, meaning "man." In the New Testament, Andrew was one of the twelve apostles and the first disciple to be called by Jesus.

Although the origins of the name are Greek, Andrew is the patron saint of both Scotland and Russia, as well as Greece. It has associations with two of America's most famous artists, Wyeth and Warhol.

One advantage of Andrew is its host of nicknames: Andy makes it friendlier, while Drew adds to its sophistication.

Andrew also has several appealing foreign manifestations that are sometimes used in the U.S., including Andre (French), Andrei (Russian), Andres (Spanish), Andrea (Italian), Andreas (German, Dutch and Greek) and Anders (Norwegian and Swedish).

Andrew Rank in US Top 1000

# 68 in the US

Andrew Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 107 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Andrew

• 68 US 2024
• 107 Nameberry 2025
• 114 Canada 2024
• 315 England 2024
• 106 scotland 2024
• 95 Ireland 2021

20 Names Similar to Andrew

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Famous People Named Andrew

• Andrew I III, Kings of Hungary
• Andrew Jackson 7th U.S. president
• Andrew Johnson 17th U.S. president
• Andrew Albert Christian Edward Prince of the United Kingdom, Duke of York
• Andrew Carnegie Scottish,American industrialist and philanthropist
• Andrew William Mellon American banker, industrialist and ambassador
• Andrew James Breitbart American entrepreneur, conservative commentator
• Andrew Lloyd Webber English composer
• Andrew Scott Zimmern American celebrity chef and TV personality
• Andrew Russell Garfield American,British actor
• Andrew Lincoln (born Andrew James Clutterbuck) English actor
• Andrew Newell Wyeth American painter
• Andrew "Andy" Warhol American pop artist
• Andrew Mark Cuomo American politician, 56th governor of New York
• Andrew Prince of Greece and Denmark, father of Britain's Prince Philip
• Andrew W.K. (born Andrew Fetterly Wilkes Krier), American musician
• Andrew Schmucker Amish man on TV's "Breaking Amish: LA"
• Andrew Scott Rannells American actor
• Andrew James Stewart Ference Canadian ice hockey player
• Andrew Poje Canadian ice dancer
• Andrew Clement "Andy" Serkis English motion,capture actor
• Andrew Roane "Andy" Dick American actor/comedian
• Andrew Eppley Shue American actor
• Andrew Dennis Biersack lead singer of American rock band Black Veil Brides
• Andrew James "Andy" Lawrence American actor
• Paul Andrew "Andy" Richter American actor/comedian
• Andrew Geoffrey "Andy" Kaufman American comedian
• Andrew Dice Clay American comedian
• Andrew Wegman Bird American singer,songwriter
• Andrew Roy "Andy" Gibb English musician of The Bee Gees
• Andrew Prince of Yugoslavia
• Andrew Miller brother of actress Addy Miller
• Andrew Christopher Brown lead singer of British band Lawson
• Andrew Cavarno American actor; twin brother Steven Cavarno
• Andrew Barron 'Andy' Murray Scottish tennis player
• Andrew Michael Reynolds American pro skateboarder
• Andrew Boulton Firestone American reality TV personality ("The Bachelor")
• Andrew Hussie American web comics artist
• Andrew Eugene "Andy" Pettitte American baseball pitcher
• Andrew Alexander "Andy" Cole English footballer
• Andrew Walter "Andy" Reid American NFL football coach
• Andrew Scott Irish actor
• Andrew "Andy" John Hurley drummer of American band Fall Out Boy
• Andrew Austen Luck American NFL football player
• Andrew Chi Chih Yao, Chinese computer scientist
• Andrew Charles "Andy" Benes American baseball pitcher
• Andrew Alturo Fahie 3rd Premier of the British Virgin Islands
• Andrew Nicholas Duff English MEP
• Andrew Henry William Brons English MEP
• Andrew Miller American baseball pitcher
• Andrew James "AJ" Ellis Miami Marlins baseball catcher
• Andrew Susac Milwaukee Brewers baseball catcher
• Andrew Sebastian Benintendi American baseball outfielder
• Andrew Wooten German,American professional soccer player
• Andrew Brown American YouTuber
• Andrew Demese Gillum American politician, mayor of Tallahassee, Florida
• Andrew Nicolas Hargitay Hermann (adopted 2011) son of actress Mariska Hargitay
• Andrew “Andy” Samberg American actor and member of the Lonely Island
• Andrew Gosden (b. 1993) 14 year old British boy who went and is still currently missing from central London in 2007

The name Andrew in Pop Culture

• Andrew "Drew" Torres character on Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Andrew "Andy" Clark character in movie "The Breakfast Club"
• Andrew "Andy" Davis Jr character in the Toy Story series
• Andrew Largeman character in movie "Garden State"
• Andrew "Ender" Wiggin main character in Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game"
• Andrew "Andy" Botwin character on TV's "Weeds"
• Andrew Baines "Andy" Bernard character on TV's "The Office"
• Andrew Maxwell "Andy" Dwyer character on TV's "Parks & Recreation"
• Andrew "Andy" Shepherd character in movie "The American President"
• Andrew Paxton character in movie "The Proposal", played by Ryan Reynolds
• Andrew angel of death on TV's "Touched by an Angel"
• Andrew robot in Isaac Asimov's "The Bicentennial Man" and 1999 movie
• Andrew Ryan character in video game "Bioshock"
• Andrew Fillier character in movie "Cyberbully"
• Andrew character in web,series "Divine"
• Andrew "Drew" Holt character on the TV series "Parenthood"
• Andrew Neiman protagonist of the movie "Whiplash"
• Andrew Campbell recurring character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
• Andrew Deluca character on the TV series Grey's Anatomy
• Andrew 'Drew' Boyd character on 'Queer as Folk'
• Andrew Minyard threatening character & love interest in the 'All For The Game' series
• Andrew "Andy" Anderson character in "Life with Louie"
• Andrew character in "Sailor Moon"
• Andrew "Dru" Francis Wakely member of The Midnight Beast
• Andrew Brewer brother of Karen in The Baby,Sitters Club series
• Andrew character in "Under the Skin"
• Andrew Wells character from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"