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Andra

Unisex first name

US rank (2025)#8,362

Meaning and history

Andra has several origins: it can be a Romanian feminine form related to Andrew, a Scandinavian feminine form of Anders, or a short form of names such as Alexandra. Through the Greek root shared with Andrew, it carries the sense of “manly” or “brave.” Romanian singer Andra Măruță is a well-known bearer.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 37 births, rank #3,992
2007: 26 births, rank #5,377
2008: 23 births, rank #5,955
2009: 12 births, rank #9,379
2010: 11 births, rank #9,790
20112011: 19 births, rank #6,564
2012: 15 births, rank #7,804
2013: 8 births, rank #11,969
2014: 13 births, rank #8,485
2015: 10 births, rank #10,148
20162016: 19 births, rank #6,401
2017: 26 births, rank #5,045
2018: 15 births, rank #7,409
2019: 16 births, rank #7,025
2020: 9 births, rank #10,250
20212021: 8 births, rank #11,146
2022: 9 births, rank #10,383
2023: 9 births, rank #10,312
2024: 14 births, rank #7,594
20252025: 12 births, rank #8,362

Andra rose from #953 to #911 for boys between 1974 and 1975. Its highest annual birth count came in 1966, with 99 births.