Andrea

ANN-dree-a; AHN-dree-a; ahn-DRAY-a

Feminine variation of Andrew, Greek

"strong and manly"

Andrea Origin and Meaning

The name Andrea is a girl's name of German, English, Italian origin meaning "strong and manly".

Andrea — a feminine form of Andrew (and a male name in several European cultures) — comes with a good selection of pronunciations — ANN-dree-a, AHN-dree-a, or ahn-DRAY-a — each with a slightly different image: girl next door/slightly affected/downright mysterious

Andrea's popularity, while never huge, remained surprisingly steady for many years — until 2013, it hadn't been knocked out of the Top 100 since 1962. There have been countless featured on-screen characters named Andrea, on vehicles from the original Beverly Hills 90210 to The West Wing to The Devil Wears Prada.

Originally the Italian male form of Andrew, Andrea is found across many European cultures — for one sex or the other.

Andrea Rank in US Top 1000

# 185 in the US

Andrea Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 316 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Andrea

• 185 US 2024
• 316 Nameberry 2025
• 874 England 2020
• 68 Spain 2023
• 20 Mexico 2021
• 45 Denmark 2024
• 8 Iceland 2024

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Famous People Named Andrea

• Andrea Lauren Bowen American actress
• Andrea Baker American actress
• Andrea Jane Corr Irish singer of group The Corrs
• Andrea Romano American voice actress
• Andrea Desiree Lewis Canadian actress
• Andrea Nicole Parker American actress
• Andrea Jean Hall American actress; twin sister Deirdre Hall
• Andrea Laura Barber American actress known for Kimmy Gibbler on "Full House" and "Fuller House"
• Andrea Kay "Missi" Pyle American actress
• Andrea Rose Russett Youtuber
• Andrea Joy "AJ" Cook Canadian actress
• Andrea Mead Canning Canadian,American journalist
• Andrea Rita Dworkin American feminist and author
• Andrea Echeverri Colombian lead singer of Aterciopelados
• (Rebecca) Andrea Thompson American actress
• Andrea Eva Libman Canadian voice actress
• Andrea Mitchell American TV journalist
• Antoinette "Andrea" Leeds American actress
• Andrea Koppel American TV journalist; daughter of Ted Koppel
• Andrea Jaeger American tennis player
• Andrea Feldman American actress
• Andrea True (born Andrea Marie Truden) American adult film actress
• Andrea Zollo American lead singer of Pretty Girls Make Graves
• Andrea "LA" Thoma fiancee of American actor Grant Gustin
• Andrea Louise Riseborough English actress
• Andrea Ramos Andorran rhythmic gymnast
• Andrea Katinskas attractive Brazilian woman sunbathing in Central Park, NYC, along with fellow Brazilian Woman Cida Gibaldi , shown in the
• Print Edition of the "New York Post" for Thursday June 26 2003, page 45

The name Andrea in Pop Culture

• Andrea Doria Italian luxury liner that sank in 1956 off Nantucket
• Andrea Malone from the TV series "Crumbs"
• Andrea character on "Ghost Whisperer"
• Andrea Cantillo character on AMC'S "Breaking Bad"
• Andrea character from AMC's "The Walking Dead," played by Laurie Holden
• Andrea "Andie" McPhee character on Dawson's Creek
• Andrea Zuckerman intellectual member of the gang on "Beverly Hills 90210"
• Andrea character in Yesterday's child, by Barbara Wood
• Andrea "Andy" Sachs character in the 2006 film "The Devil Wears Prada" played by Anne Hathaway
• Andrea Beaumont also known as Phantasm, character in DC Universe
• Andrea a LEGO Friends character