Given name
Andromeda
Andromeda is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
From Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
In mythological stories, Andromeda is associated with the wife of Perseus.
Andromeda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,475
- 0 boys · 1,475 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 94 babies
- 2025
- 78
- #2,327 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 78 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,327 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 954 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Andromeda’s family of names
Andromeda has a related form in Andromida. Andromeda has a related form in Andromyda.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Appears in
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