Given name & surname
Andru
“manly; a warrior”
Andru is a variant of Andrew. One Greek interpretation is “manly; a warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Andru is a variant of Andrew. One Greek interpretation is “manly; a warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Andru 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Andru through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,217
- 1,217 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #8,961 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,961 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 47.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,096 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Andru
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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