Meaning of the nameAndrei

Andrei is a male name taken from the Russian Андрей, which comes from the Greek Andréas, related to andreîos, 'manly', and to anḗr, 'man'.

Meaning

“from the Greek Andréas, linked to andreîos, 'manly'”

Source: Wiktionary: Андрей · Behind the Name: Andrew

People (2022): 37,568
Rank in Brazil: #702
Median age: 19 years
2010 Census: 41,725; people

Andrei in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Andrei, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (15,364 people).

1,042 women 36,526 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Andrei is most common

States with the highest share of people named Andrei in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Santa Catarina 0.056%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.053%
Amapá 0.049%
Pará 0.045%
Paraná 0.032%

All states

State	People	% of population
Rio Grande do Sul	5,717	0.053%
São Paulo	5,634	0.013%
Santa Catarina	4,291	0.056%
Pará	3,649	0.045%
Paraná	3,610	0.032%
Bahia	3,136	0.022%
Rio de Janeiro	2,253	0.014%
Minas Gerais	1,431	0.007%
Amazonas	1,211	0.031%
Mato Grosso	710	0.019%
Pernambuco	679	0.008%
Maranhão	591	0.009%
Goiás	579	0.008%
Mato Grosso do Sul	505	0.018%
Ceará	480	0.006%
Espírito Santo	385	0.010%
Amapá	356	0.049%
Sergipe	343	0.016%
Distrito Federal	325	0.012%
Paraíba	307	0.008%
Alagoas	294	0.009%
Rio Grande do Norte	280	0.009%
Rondônia	226	0.014%
Piauí	207	0.006%
Acre	143	0.017%
Roraima	115	0.018%
Tocantins	111	0.007%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Andrei

Wiktionary lists Andrei in Portuguese as a borrowing from the Russian Андрей (Andréj), a name with the same origin as André; the Russian name comes from the Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), related to ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos), 'manly', both from ἀνήρ (anḗr), 'man'. Behind the Name gives it as the Romanian form of Andrew and as a transcription of the Russian. Andréas is the name of the apostle André in the New Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 37,568 people named Andrei, with a median age of 19. Proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina.

It is the most common spelling in the group and the one Wiktionary lists as an entry in Portuguese, with a two-syllable pronunciation.

Other spellings of Andrei

Spelling	People (2022)
Andrei	37,568
Andrey	28,460

Sources

Wiktionary: Andrei · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Андрей · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Andrei · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Andrew · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Andrey · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Andrei

What does the name Andrei mean?

Andrei means “from the Greek Andréas, linked to andreîos, 'manly'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Andrei in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 37,568 people with the first name Andrei, which ranks it number 702 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Andrei a boy's or a girl's name?

Andrei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 1,042 women and 36,526 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Andrei?

Andrei is a name of Slavic and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Andrei most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.056% of the state's population is named Andrei (4,291 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Andrei?

Andrey. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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