as a First Name
Of disputed origin. It has been in use since the 17th century. It is now generally taken as a feminine equivalent of Andreas, and this probably represents its actual origin. However, it was not in use in the Middle Ages, and the suggestion has also been made that it represents a coinage in English from the Greek vocabulary word andreia ‘manliness, virility’.
| 116th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 476,390
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Andrea per capita
- 1981
- marked the height of its popularity
99.27%
0.73%
9%
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55+
45%
30-54
30-54
26%
13-29
13-29
20%
0-12
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