Andy

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled אנדי in FR France, IL Israel.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 17 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Andy is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name440K records spelled Andy29 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Peru, Mexico

  Languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese

  Also written Ändy, Ândy, Åndy, Äńdy, Ãndy

• Indonesian given name61K records spelled Andy10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Malaysia, Philippines

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Andy, Andÿ, Åndy, Âñdÿ, Åñdy

• Polish given name16K records spelled Andy32 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Poland, Croatia, Czechia

  Languages: Polish, Croatian, Czech

  Also written Andi, Endi, Анди, Енди, Andý

• Hungarian given name5.6K records spelled Andy12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Finland, United Kingdom, Hungary

  Languages: Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Ändy, Ándy, Ándý, Åndy, Ändÿ

• a separate given name5.0K records spelled Andy14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Peru, Canada

  Also written Ändy, ̶A̶n̶d̶y, A̶n̶d̶y̶, Äñďý, Åndy

• Russian given name4.9K records spelled Andy23 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Hong Kong

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Энди, Andi, Енді, Andee, Endi

75 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Andy is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A diminutive of the male given name Andrew, from Ancient Greek.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Swedish, Andy är en engelsk smekform till → Andrew. En känd namnbärare är Andy Warhol (1928–87), amerikansk konstnär.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In French, Diminutif anglo-américain d’André, du grec andr- « homme ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• Scottish and English: pet form of ANDREW .

  as a word

• In Czech, Andes (a mountain range in South America)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Andy Garcíab. 1956CUAmerican actor and director (born 1956)
• Andy Laub. 1961CNHong Kong actor, film producer, and singer
• Andy Serkisb. 1964GBBritish actor
• Lilly Wachowskib. 1967USnot in their usual namePolish-American film director
• Andrew Coleb. 1971GBnot in their usual nameEnglish footballer (born 1971)
• Andy Whitfieldb. 1971GBWelsh actor (1971–2011)
• Andy Beshearb. 1977USAmerican attorney and politician (born 1977)
• Andy Sambergb. 1978USAmerican comedian and actor (born 1978)
• Andy Roddickb. 1982USAmerican tennis player (born 1982)
• Andrew Robertsonb. 1994GBnot in their usual nameScottish association football player (born 1994)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,254 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Andy?

We estimate roughly 135 thousand people bear Andy (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Andy have the most bearers?

Andy is most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom, where it is most often spelled andy.

Where is Andy most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Andy is densest in Ecuador — about 1 in 739 people — even though United Kingdom holds more of our records for it.

How common is Andy compared with other names?

In the United Kingdom, Andy is the 219th most common given name of 369,273 given names recorded there.

Is Andy a male or female name?

Andy is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Andy mean?

Recorded meaning: English diminutive of Andrew/André, from Greek Andreas 'brave, manly'.