Meaning of the nameAndrey
Andrey is a spelling of the name Andrei, which means “from the Greek Andréas, linked to andreîos, 'manly'”.
Meaning
“from the Greek Andréas, linked to andreîos, 'manly'”
Meaning of the name Andrei, of which Andrey is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Андрей · Behind the Name: Andrew
- People (2022)
- 28,460
- Rank in Brazil
- #850
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 15,760
- people
Andrey in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Andrey, 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 (11,884 people).
261 women 28,199 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 Andrey is most common
States with the highest share of people named Andrey in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,047 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 2,836 | 0.035% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,801 | 0.017% |
| Paraná | 2,073 | 0.018% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,827 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 1,802 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 1,571 | 0.040% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,424 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,313 | 0.017% |
| Pernambuco | 983 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 889 | 0.013% |
| Sergipe | 669 | 0.030% |
| Goiás | 624 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 575 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 543 | 0.014% |
| Alagoas | 518 | 0.017% |
| Mato Grosso | 452 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 447 | 0.014% |
| Espírito Santo | 431 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 413 | 0.015% |
| Distrito Federal | 297 | 0.011% |
| Amapá | 214 | 0.029% |
| Piauí | 189 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 183 | 0.012% |
| Tocantins | 131 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 114 | 0.018% |
| Acre | 94 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Andrey
With a final y, it is the transliteration of the Russian that Wiktionary lists in English and as an alternative form of Andrei in Portuguese; it has a median age of 17.
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.
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 Andrey
What does the name Andrey mean?
Andrey means “from the Greek Andréas, linked to andreîos, 'manly'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Andrei, of which Andrey is a spelling.
How many people are named Andrey in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 28,460 people with the first name Andrey, which ranks it number 850 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Andrey a boy's or a girl's name?
Andrey is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 261 women and 28,199 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Andrey?
Andrey is a name of Slavic and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Andrey most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.040% of the state's population is named Andrey (1,571 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Andrey?
Andrei. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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