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The baby name Andy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈændi/ (AN-dee).

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Pronunciation: /ˈændi/ (AN-dee)

What is the meaning of the name Andy ?

The baby name Andy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈændi/ (AN-dee).

Andy is in Origin.

Andy is an English diminutive of Andrew (and occasionally of Andrea), ultimately from Greek Andreas, derived from anēr/andros “man, manly, brave.” The name spread across Christian Europe through Saint Andrew the Apostle, patron of Scotland, keeping Andrew in steady use from the Middle Ages; Andy developed as a familiar form in English and Scots and has stood on its own as a given name since the mid‑20th century. It remains largely masculine but is used unisex, especially with spellings Andi or Andie.

Variants and cognates of the root name include Andrew, André (French/Portuguese), Andrei/Andrey (Russian/Romanian), Andriy (Ukrainian), Andreas (German/Greek/Scandinavian), Anders (Scandinavian), Andrzej (Polish), András (Hungarian), Andrej (Slavic), and Andreu (Catalan). Related short forms are Andy, Andi/Andie, and Drew; Scots has the archaic Dandie. Notable bearers named Andy include artist Andy Warhol and tennis champion Andy Murray, helping keep this approachable nickname‑name widely familiar.

Andy has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Andy

Andy Serkis Actor · Born 1964 · United Kingdom Andy Serkis is a British actor best known for his groundbreaking motion capture performances. He brought the character Gollum to life in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy and played Caesar in the 'Planet of the Apes' series. Serkis has also directed films like 'Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle'. Andy Roddick Actor · Born 1982 · United States Andy Roddick is best known as a former professional tennis player from the United States. He achieved fame by winning the US Open in 2003 and was a consistent presence in the top ranks of men's tennis, known for his powerful serve. Andy Garcia Actor · Born 1956 · United States Andy Garcia is a well-known actor from the United States, most famous for his role in 'The Godfather Part III'. He also starred in films like 'Ocean's Eleven' and 'The Untouchables'. Born in 1956, Garcia has had a successful career in Hollywood spanning several decades.
Andry Rajoelina Politician · Born 1974 · France Andry Rajoelina is a well-known politician from Madagascar, not France, who became famous for serving as the President of Madagascar. He first gained attention as the Mayor of Antananarivo and later led the country during a transitional period. His leadership style and political decisions have been significant in shaping Madagascar's recent history. Andrus Ansip Politician · Born 1956 · Estonia Andrus Ansip is best known for serving as the Prime Minister of Estonia from 2005 to 2014. During his tenure, he played a key role in Estonia's digital transformation and integration into the European Union. He later served as a European Commissioner for Digital Single Market and Vice-President of the European Commission. Andrew Lincoln Actor · Born 1973 · United Kingdom Andrew Lincoln is best known for his role as Rick Grimes in the television series The Walking Dead. Born in the United Kingdom in 1973, he has captivated audiences with his portrayal of the resilient leader in a post-apocalyptic world. His performance in the show has made him a household name among fans of the genre.

Andy – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 836
HK Boys 0 #3 7,644 12,905
MO Boys 0 #6 641 5,842
TW Boys 0 #6 1,050 7,111
CN Boys 0 #8 1,621 9,639
KH Boys 0 #8 2 270
HK 0 #9 845 8,483
ID 0 #10 32 2,238
HT 0 #11 2 399
TW 0 #14 96 4,523
ID Boys 0 #16 167 4,130
MO 0 #16 37 2,706
CN 0 #17 81 3,857
FJ Boys 0 #17 1 603
BW 0 #18 2 960
SG Boys 0 #18 3,844 17,960
KR Boys 0 #19 9 897
BN 0 #20 12 2,297
HN 0 #22 1 704
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
SV Boys 0 #28 1 352
NA 0 #29 5 2,537
MY Boys 0 #31 7,825 25,439
HT Boys 0 #32 3 903
SG 0 #34 347 11,010
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
BN Boys 0 #37 120 6,332
HN Girls 0 #37 2 884
MT 0 #39 5 1,767
BI Boys 0 #42 3 917
LU 0 #45 22 2,830
CY 0 #46 14 1,632
MY 0 #47 402 12,352
CY Boys 0 #48 113 3,473
HN Boys 0 #50 3 749
PR 0 #54 2 1,497
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
JP 0 #62 16 4,057
PH 0 #69 28 5,607
JM 0 #70 18 3,714
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
MV Boys 0 #73 7 3,375
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
QA 0 #76 25 7,011
LU Boys 0 #78 198 4,970
MD Boys 0 #78 4 756
BG 0 #79 4 1,799
OM 0 #79 38 6,215
SI 0 #79 2 1,612
EC 0 #82 34 2,502
LT 0 #88 1 949
EC Boys 0 #90 297 3,322
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
Germany Boys 0 #97 6,305 5,697
ID Girls 0 #99 4 3,319
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
KW 0 #104 13 5,216
BN Girls 0 #110 5 5,459
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
PA 0 #116 15 3,797
EE Boys 0 #117 9 2,087
BW Boys 0 #118 32 4,685
CY Girls 0 #120 6 3,755
CZ Girls 0 #120 428 5,378
GH Boys 0 #121 440 8,138
MU 0 #121 16 3,613
PR Boys 0 #121 58 2,508
GR 0 #122 13 3,911
AE 0 #123 55 10,220
CR 0 #123 36 5,526
PH Boys 0 #123 363 11,440
GT Boys 0 #125 942 7,625
GT 0 #126 225 5,948
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
MT Boys 0 #132 46 4,064
PE Boys 0 #135 4,246 14,506
CR Boys 0 #138 752 10,188
CZ 0 #141 46 3,154
UY 0 #142 36 2,477
BW Girls 0 #144 8 4,216
LT Boys 0 #146 6 2,166
PA Boys 0 #146 656 9,305
Austria Boys 0 #148 524 2,180
AR 0 #149 38 2,915
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
HU Boys 0 #158 17 3,954
JM Boys 0 #159 123 6,876
MU Boys 0 #161 239 8,477
Austria 0 #162 52 850
PR Girls 0 #165 3 3,171
MX Girls 0 #166 5,683 17,781
GH 0 #170 74 5,396
NA Boys 0 #171 65 6,830
RU 0 #173 17 3,641
Sweden Boys 2022 #176 7 1,509
MX 0 #176 285 8,339
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
Germany 0 #184 348 2,542
IR 0 #187 43 4,221
LU Girls 0 #187 4 4,850
DK 0 #188 16 5,198
UY Boys 0 #190 364 5,922
CN Girls 0 #194 181 8,829
BG Boys 0 #195 25 3,850
JP Boys 0 #196 106 7,909
BO Boys 0 #197 901 9,244
EC Girls 0 #198 42 3,650
PE 0 #201 111 6,350
SI Boys 0 #203 9 3,402
Belgium Boys 2008 #205 28 402
NG 0 #205 60 5,926
CO Boys 0 #206 2,884 15,656
PL 0 #208 5 2,600
PS 0 #208 11 5,692
HU Girls 0 #211 13 3,308
GR Boys 0 #217 51 6,912
RU Boys 0 #218 415 12,621
BO 0 #221 169 6,868
AO Boys 0 #222 21 5,568
GR Girls 0 #222 21 6,293
NL Boys 0 #222 1,827 5,873
CL Boys 0 #223 1,334 13,390
IR Girls 0 #224 414 8,334
CZ Boys 0 #225 82 6,530
PL Boys 0 #225 120 6,459
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
DK Boys 0 #226 100 7,401
MO Girls 0 #230 22 7,056
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
HR Boys 0 #231 28 3,997
NA Girls 0 #231 7 7,146
PT 0 #236 11 4,161
Canada Boys 2024 #238 69 2,588
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
SA 0 #239 57 10,560
JP Girls 0 #247 5 6,592
ZA Boys 0 #247 2,485 25,619
JM Girls 0 #248 12 7,507
KZ Boys 0 #248 42 6,578
TW Girls 0 #254 23 8,139
MX Boys 0 #255 2,157 16,355
IL 0 #260 15 6,291
AL Boys 0 #263 36 5,122
NG Boys 0 #264 1,831 16,906
AR Boys 0 #267 282 7,628
UY Girls 0 #267 312 6,731
ZA 0 #268 181 14,421
Canada Girls 2023 #271 9 2,824
NL 0 #271 124 2,481
France Boys 2021 #272 120 2,865
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
AR Girls 0 #279 506 8,289
HR Girls 0 #279 11 3,687
Finland 0 #292 16 830
QA Girls 0 #297 20 15,378
Spain Boys 0 #302 1,301 5,610
BO Girls 0 #303 402 9,488
GH Girls 0 #309 16 6,973
PT Boys 0 #315 53 7,951
PH Girls 0 #319 73 13,098
CL 0 #320 93 6,867
BR 0 #327 19 5,969
KZ Girls 0 #327 6 5,862
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
JO Girls 0 #335 5 7,570
CM Boys 0 #337 244 12,054
MU Girls 0 #337 15 8,539
Finland Boys 0 #341 87 2,041
Spain 0 #345 108 2,326
CO 0 #352 132 7,768
GT Girls 0 #355 158 7,500
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
JO Boys 0 #358 20 7,057
PL Girls 0 #361 4 5,096
OM Girls 0 #377 20 15,987
EG 0 #388 13 6,387
Austria Girls 0 #389 32 1,885
YE 0 #390 9 8,639
France Girls 2021 #400 6 3,185
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
IT Boys 0 #410 2,555 10,046
ZA Girls 0 #413 1,317 25,928
PT Girls 0 #421 31 7,952
SD Boys 0 #421 25 10,523
United States Boys 2024 #422 628 7,044
HK Girls 0 #426 193 16,104
IR Boys 0 #446 107 10,162
PA Girls 0 #450 32 9,861
PS Boys 0 #450 99 10,655
CM Girls 0 #468 73 11,671
RU Girls 0 #470 29 11,913
KW Girls 0 #480 36 19,177
IL Boys 0 #482 126 10,983
IQ Girls 0 #482 23 11,303
IQ Boys 0 #489 180 13,071
BH 0 #491 63 17,937
LY 0 #492 44 12,703
CR Girls 0 #498 35 11,342
CL Girls 0 #502 401 14,098
IT 0 #504 218 4,183
AE Girls 0 #510 44 20,968
PS Girls 0 #510 14 10,981
QA Boys 0 #518 190 18,093
BR Boys 0 #530 234 12,213
SG Girls 0 #540 47 18,916
LB 0 #543 116 13,263
BD Boys 0 #548 29 10,045
CO Girls 0 #574 678 16,140
IL Girls 0 #597 21 11,648
Finland Boys 2026 #602 81 3,552
IN Girls 0 #619 13 13,121
KW Boys 0 #634 136 18,755
EG Boys 0 #660 232 15,035
NG Girls 0 #662 126 15,093
AE Boys 0 #692 429 22,615
Germany Girls 0 #692 148 4,949
SY 0 #708 21 11,684
OM Boys 0 #735 147 17,948
Spain Girls 0 #746 241 5,561
TN 0 #794 36 13,765
MY Girls 0 #812 183 24,821
PE Girls 0 #814 130 14,861
SA Boys 0 #815 1,063 28,008
IN Boys 0 #830 173 16,750
SA Girls 0 #851 85 25,931
BR Girls 0 #860 82 12,708
EG Girls 0 #863 97 14,742
United States Girls 2024 #885 32 8,487
NL Girls 0 #907 49 5,933
MA 0 #1,017 112 20,986
DZ 0 #1,094 83 20,130
TR 0 #1,125 87 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,143 306 9,415

Andy is popular in 97 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Ireland
United States
Sweden

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People also ask about Andy

Andy is predominantly a boy's name.
Andy is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈændi/ (AN-dee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Andi, Andie and Andee.
Yes, very popular — Andy ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Andy ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Andy's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 30 notable people named Andy are in our database, including Andy Serkis (Actor), Andy Roddick (Actor), Andy Garcia (Actor).