Given name & surname
Dandre
“a lighthearted man”
Dandre is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “a lighthearted man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a lighthearted man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dandre through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,778
- 7,741 boys · 37 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 364 babies
- 2025
- 52
- #2,541 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 52 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,541 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 364 in 2000. In 2025, Florida and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,281 as a first name in 2020; 108 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dandre’s family of names
In English usage, Dandre has a related form in DeAndre. Dandre has a related form in Dandrae. Dandre has a related form in Dandray.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
Similar names
If you love Dandre, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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