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Andreas

OriginOriginal New Testament Greek variation of Andrew
Meaning"strong and manly"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boys#1276

2025 SSA

US rank · girlsUnranked

Below 5 births

About Andreas

Andreas is a beautiful name, with the patina of an Old Master painting, one that could make a dashing namesake for an Uncle Andrew.

In Europe, Andreas is currently in the Top 20 in Norway and is also popular in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, and Austria.

Some other international variations of Andrew you might want to consider — Andre, Andrei, Andres, Andrea, and Anders.

Notable namesakes include photographer Andreas Feininger. One not-so-pleasant association: the San Andreas fault line in California.

Andreas is also given to girls.

Pronounced ahn-DRAY-us.

As of October 2026, Andreas ranked #1276 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #734 in 1966, Nameberry popularity #939.

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Famous Andreass

  • Andreas VesaliusBoy

    Belgian anatomist

  • Andreas PapandreouBoy

    former prime minister of Greece

  • Andreas SeppiBoy

    Italian tennis player

  • Andreas BeckBoy

    German tennis player

  • Andreas HaiderBoy

    Maurer, Austrian tennis player

  • Andreas SiljeströmBoy

    Swedish tennis player

  • Andreas VinciguerraBoy

    Swedish tennis player

  • Andreas Michálek (b. 2012)Boy

    son of Zbyněk Michálek

  • Andreas LubitzBoy

    co,pilot who deliberately crashed Germanwings Flight 9525, killing everyone on board

  • Andreas BouraniBoy

    popular German singer

Andreas in pop culture

  • GTA San AndreasBoy

    PS2 video game

  • Andreas WiikBoy

    character from The dung,beetle flies at dusk, by Maria Gripe

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