Boy’s name · Russian, Bulgarian, Greek

Andrey

How to say it: ahn-DRAY · /ɑnˈdreɪ/

Russian and Bulgarian form of Greek Andreas, 'manly' - long-established Eastern European name.

Andrey was the 1,501st most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 34 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 47% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,731 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,501for boys in 2025
1 in 38,107US babies
34born in 2025
#1,731projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Andrey
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,501
Babies born in 202534
Share of births1 in 38,107
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−47%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,731
In France, 2025#813 among boys’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Andrey peaked in the 2010s.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 46 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Andrey is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Portuguese, Russian.

In France: #813 for boys in 2025.

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