What is Andy short for?
Andy is short for Andrew, Anand and Andrea. In 2025, 524 boys and 31 girls in the United States were given Andy as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The meeting point
Manliness in Greek; bliss in Sanskrit.
Andrew · short for Andrew, Greek andreios, "manly" (source)
Anand · the Indian names Anand (Sanskrit ānanda, "bliss") and Anindya are also sometimes shortened to Andy (source)
The names behind Andy
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Andrew Greek origin
Andy from Andrew: the friendly classic.
6 girls and 4,497 boys named Andrew in 2025
Andrea Greek origin
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Andy from Andrea: the standard short form, shared with Andrew.
1,317 girls and 16 boys named Andrea in 2025