Andy
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Andrew, from Ancient Greek. Clipping of Andrew + -y.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Andy (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Andy has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2002. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2001 | 15 |
| 2002 | 17 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 16 |
| 2005 | 17 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 16 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 15 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 7 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | 203 |
| 2000 | – | 222 |
| 2001 | – | 246 |
| 2002 | – | 272 |
| 2003 | – | 299 |
| 2004 | – | 326 |
| 2005 | – | 347 |
| 2006 | – | 372 |
| 2007 | – | 398 |
| 2008 | – | 426 |
| 2009 | – | 442 |
| 2010 | – | 459 |
| 2011 | – | 472 |
| 2012 | – | 490 |
| 2013 | – | 502 |
| 2014 | – | 517 |
| 2015 | – | 537 |
| 2016 | – | 547 |
| 2017 | – | 551 |
| 2018 | – | 564 |
| 2019 | – | 579 |
| 2020 | 10 | 602 |
Andy in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Andy.Hi! My name is Andy.
- Andy ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Andy called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Andy har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Andy has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Andys mamma är lärare.Andy's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Andys mamma is Andy's mum.
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Questions about Andy
How do you pronounce Andy in Swedish?
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What does the name Andy mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Andrew, from Ancient Greek. Clipping of Andrew + -y.
How popular is Andy in Sweden?
7 babies were named Andy in 2022. In 2020, 612 people in Sweden had Andy as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2002 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.