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Andrei

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Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Russian form of Andrew from Greek 'andros' (man). Popular in Russian and Eastern European cultures with classical and literary associations.”

Popularity Over Time

Andrei US popularity rank over timeRank 4479 in 1958 to rank 1365 in 2006. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1365#2922#447919481960198020002024

Andrei is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GreekRussian

Syllables

2

Nicknames

AndyDreyAndrey

Style

ClassicStrongElegantTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Andrei Rublev (artist)
  • Andrei Tarkovsky (filmmaker)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Andrew

Greek Top 100

André

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Aleksandr

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Natasha

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Dimitri

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Boris

Russian Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works well in Russian and Eastern European contexts

People Also Ask

Russian form of Andrew from Greek 'andros' (man). Popular in Russian and Eastern European cultures with classical and literary associations.

Andrei is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Andrei include Andy, Drey, Andrey.

Names that pair beautifully with Andrei include Natasha, Dimitri, Boris.