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Andrey

ahn-DRAY

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Manly, warrior; from Greek 'andros' (man). The Russian variant of Andrew with Slavic strength.”

Popularity Over Time

Andrey US popularity rank over timeRank 5734 in 1988 to rank 1598 in 2012. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1598#3666#573419501960198020002024

Andrey is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GreekRussian

Syllables

2

Nicknames

AndyAndreiDrey

Style

StrongClassicBoldTimelessElegant

Famous Bearers

  • Andrey Rublevsky (chess player)
  • Andrey Bolkonsky (War and Peace)

Collections

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

Similar Names

Andrew

Greek Top 100

Andrey

Greek Rare & Uncommon

André

French Rare & Uncommon

Andres

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Sergei

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Nikolai

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Marina

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across Russian and Scandinavian cultures

People Also Ask

Manly, warrior; from Greek 'andros' (man). The Russian variant of Andrew with Slavic strength.

Andrey 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 Andrey include Andy, Andrei, Drey.

Names that pair beautifully with Andrey include Sergei, Nikolai, Marina.