Andres
Meaning
manly, brave (honoring revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio)
Also written Andrés.
The story
Andrés came to the Americas aboard the first Spanish ships, the Spanish form of Andrew, from a Greek name traditionally read as manly or brave. Its most beloved modern bearer in sport is Andrés Iniesta, the quiet Barcelona midfielder whose passing seemed to slow the game to his own tempo, and who scored the goal that won Spain the 2010 World Cup final deep in extra time, the only World Cup his country has ever claimed. In US records Andrés has the shape of a heritage classic: present at a steady, modest level for as long as the records run, and a touch stronger from the 1980s onward as Spanish-speaking America grew. It has never spiked and never vanished, which is its own quiet recommendation: an evergreen rather than a fashion, with one of the gentlest heroes in soccer attached.
Andres 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
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Andres peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
3,898 people · the #3,250 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 52,632 · median age 28
Among people named Andres living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 260 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Andres
Most people given the name Andres in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Andres deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Andres 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 Andres fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Andres travels
Filipino · Honoring revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio.
Keep exploring
Filipino baby names · Filipino American baby names · Mexican American baby names
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