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Man and manly, in the documented Greek root account.
The Andreas entry links the name to Greek Andro- names and the words anēr and andreios. These are historical linguistic elements; they do not assert personality traits. The older licensed German label concerns a naming-language tradition rather than this ultimate root.
Greek in origin; German and other European usage are documented.
The scholarly handbook traces Andreas to Greek Andro- names and the words anēr and andreios. Its naming-language traditions are separate from this ultimate derivation; the exact German Wiktionary personal-name section separately verifies German usage. The older licensed German-origin label is preserved in the editorial audit rather than treated as a competing Greek etymology.
Not yet published for this spelling.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 19 · preliminary | 1251 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2009 | Girls | 5 (rounded to 5) | 4262 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Boys | 75 (rounded to 5) | 583 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 52 | 687 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Boys | 3 | 762 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2025 | Boys | 3 | 829 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2005 | Girls | 5 | 16462 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 154 | 1276 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The German section explicitly documents a masculine given name derived from Ancient Greek. The separate inflected plural/genitive senses of Andrea are excluded. Language of use is distinct from ultimate origin. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Andreas&oldid=93542345. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the documented personal-name usage and separated it from grammatical homographs. No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The Andreas entry links the name to Greek Andro- names and the words anēr and andreios. These are historical linguistic elements; they do not assert personality traits. The older licensed German label concerns a naming-language tradition rather than this ultimate root. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Isof, 2026), printed page 63. Source: https://isof.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:2041530/FULLTEXT01.pdf#page=65. License: original factual summary; source rights retained (https://isof.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:2041530/FULLTEXT01.pdf). Copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarizes the documented name relationships and Greek root glosses in original wording; the feminine and Italian masculine uses remain distinct. No source passage, image or recording reproduced.
Original factual summary; source rights retained
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Licensed Oddity Software Baby Names Plus database. Cleaned and matched to this spelling; not independently verified.
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Nickname option: Andi can be used for Andreas. The German personal-name section explicitly identifies a diminutive of Andreas. This relationship is specific to that tradition and does not verify or exclude the licensed Andrea-related English route. Popularity counts remain separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Andi&oldid=90280913. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names presents a reviewed reverse link from the documented short-form entry, retaining language, rare-use and uncertainty qualifications. No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The scholarly handbook traces Andreas to Greek Andro- names and the words anēr and andreios. Its naming-language traditions are separate from this ultimate derivation; the exact German Wiktionary personal-name section separately verifies German usage. The older licensed German-origin label is preserved in the editorial audit rather than treated as a competing Greek etymology. Credit: Eva Brylla and Katharina Leibring, Förnamn i Sverige – kortfattat namnlexikon, second edition (Isof, 2026), printed page 63. Source: https://isof.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:2041530/FULLTEXT01.pdf#page=65. License: original factual summary; source rights retained (https://isof.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:2041530/FULLTEXT01.pdf). Copyright remains with Charlotta Seiler Brylla, Katharina Leibring and Isof. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names gives an original summary that distinguishes linguistic derivation from naming-language usage. No source passages, images or audio reproduced.
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Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
