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Andrea

Meaning: Manly, brave
Origin: Greek — Feminine form of Andrew

Nicknames: Andie

Girl's name · #235 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Andrea reached its best rank, #23, in 1978 and ranked #235 in 2025. About 445,000 girls have carried it since 1881.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#21 in Mexico (2024) · #45 in Denmark (2025) · #57 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #80 in Spain (2024) · #81 in Ecuador (2025) · #98 in Norway (2025) · #100 in France (2025) · #171 in Italy (2024) · #304 in Ireland (2025) · #412 in Austria (2025) · #436 in Canada (2025) · #436 in Sweden (2025) and 13 more.

Famous Andreas

Andrea M. Ghez — American astronomer (born 1965)
Andrea Dworkin — American feminist writer and activist (1946–2005)
Andrea Nahles — German politician (born 1970)
Andrea Petkovic — German tennis player (born 1987)
Andrea Leadsom — British politician (born 1963)
Andrea Riseborough — British actress (born 1981)
Andrea Corr — Irish musician (born 1974)
Andrea Bowen — American actress (born 1990)
Andrea Arnold — English film director and actor (born 1961)
Andrea Meza — Mexican beauty queen, Miss Universe 2020 (born 1994)

In stories & tradition

Andrea — The Walking Dead character
Andrea Beaumont — DC Comics character
Andrea Anders^nl — The Man with the Golden Gun (film)

What Andreas become

Among 9,323 notable people named Andrea:

Medical professionals appear 1.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Andrea Gyarmati, Hungarian swimmer and physician (born 1954).

Twin names

Popular twin pairings with Andrea include Adriana for a girl, and Andrew for a boy.

Spellings & nicknames

About 300 girls a year are given Andie as their full name.

Similar names: Andi · Nicole · Angela · Landry · Christina · Melanie

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