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Andy

Rooted in Greek, Andy is a boy's name that means "Greek, manly, brave". It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2000s. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. Its single strongest year on record was 2005.

EtymologyDiminutive of Andrew
GreekGreek – "manly, brave"
Births by decade
1900s
468
1910s
2,155
1920s
2,828
1930s
2,363
1940s
3,768
1950s
6,987
1960s
12,269
1970s
9,132
1980s
8,577
1990s
12,395
2000s
17,905
2010s
9,639
Peaked in the 2000s · 88,486 total U.S. births since 1900