Given name & surname
Andros
“manly; a warrior”
Andros is a variant of Andrew. One Greek interpretation is “manly; a warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Andros is a variant of Andrew. One Greek interpretation is “manly; a warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Andros 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 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Andros through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 151
- 151 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,149 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,149 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 203 as a first name in 2020; 755 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Andros
- Andros TownsendEnglish association football playerborn 1991
- Andros KyprianouCypriot politicianborn 1955
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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