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Andi

girl name
Origin
Greek
Syllables
2
Peak era
2010s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

short form of Andrea, 'manly, brave'

The story

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Andi around the world

One shared root links 9 names across 6 languages.

Shared root: from Greek Andreas, tied to andros "man, manly"; the apostle's name in a dozen national dresses

The constellation

AndiEnglish · short formAndrewEnglishAndreFrenchAndresSpanishAndersScandinavianAnderBasqueAndreaItalian

More branches

DrewEnglish · short formAndersonEnglish · surname form

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Andi peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

123 people · the #35,645 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 26

1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Andi living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Andi

Most people given the name Andi in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Andi deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Andi truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Andi fits with your family’s names and surname.

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