Given name & surname
Andrey
“manly; a warrior”
Andrey is a variant of André. In French use, André carries the interpretation “manly; a warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Andrey is a variant of André. In French use, André carries the interpretation “manly; a warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Andrey is a variant of Andrew. An origin associated with Andrew is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Andrey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,809
- 2,709 boys · 100 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 99 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,379 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,379 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 99 in 2012. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,627 as a first name in 2020; 163 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Andrey’s family of names
In English usage, Andrey shares an earlier linguistic root with Andrew. In Russian usage, Andrey has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Andrea. Andrey has a related form in Andrew.
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Around the world
Andrey has relatives in 6 languages.
7 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 29
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Andresequivalent
- AndreaItalian
- Andreequivalent
- Anderequivalent
- Andersequivalent
- Andreasequivalent
- Andryequivalent
- AndrejSwedish
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- Andriyequivalent
- Andriequivalent
- Andrzejequivalent
- Andorequivalent
- Androwequivalent
- Andriusequivalent
- Andrejsequivalent
- Ondrejequivalent
- Andreuequivalent
- Anttiequivalent
- Drejcequivalent
- Андрэйequivalent
- Andrésequivalent
- Андрійequivalent
- АндрейRussian
- Andréasequivalent
- Ondřejequivalent
- Andrásequivalent
- Andriejusequivalent
- Anndraequivalent
- Андре́йRussian
People named Andrey
- Andrei SakharovSoviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist (1921–1989)
- Andrei TarkovskySoviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director (1932–1986)
- Andrey KolmogorovRussian mathematician (1903–1987)
- Andrei GromykoSoviet diplomat1909–1989
- Andrey ArshavinRussian association football playerborn 1981
- Andrei Rublevmedieval Russian artist (1360s-1428)
- Andrei KonchalovskySoviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and film producerborn 1937
- Andrey MarkovRussian mathematician1856–1922
- Andrei ZhdanovSoviet politician (1896-1948)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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