Boy’s name · Greek, American English

Dandre

How to say it: duh-AHN-dray · /dəˈɑndreɪ/

Modern American coinage; likely a blend of 'D-' prefix with André (French form of Andrew, from Greek 'andros', man).

Dandre was the 904th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 52 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 56% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,173 by 2030.

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

#904for boys in 2025
1 in 14,605US babies
52born in 2025
#1,173projected for 2030
1990sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Dandre
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#904
Babies born in 202552
Share of births1 in 14,605
Peak decade1990s
Change over 10 years−56%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,173

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

Its life, decade by decade

Dandre peaked in the 1990s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 143 per million births, 1990s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Dan
  • Dre
  • Andre

Honouring a Dandre in the family

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

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