Andrij
The Ukrainian form of Andrew, from the Greek for "manly". Fewer than 400 men carry it across Poland, and it's slipping further out of use with each passing year.
Andrij Pronunciation
Andrij is pronounced AHND-reey (/ˈandrij/).
What Andrij means
Where Andrij comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Andrij comes from Greek. Behind it stands Andreas, and behind that the adjective andreios, "manly," rooted in anēr, the Greek word for a man. So the short meaning is no later gloss. It sits in the root itself.
In Ukrainian usage the name belongs to Andrij, the same figure Poles call Andrzej and English speakers Andrew. The apostle carried the name first, and Ukrainian tradition keeps its own spelling and its own ending. On a Polish class register you might find an Andrij seated next to an Andrzej, two shapes of one Greek root sharing a bench and a lesson.
That closeness is the point. A Ukrainian family in Poland can hold onto Andrij without translating it into anything, and the sound still says where it came from. The meaning underneath stays plain. Manly, mężny, a name pulled straight from the Greek word for man.
How many people are named Andrij
1 in 57849 men in Poland is named Andrij. 369 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1554 among male names.
Andrij's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Andrij is most popular
Andrij is most popular in Lublin, 501% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Silesian (+171%) and Masovian (+161%).
Andrij as a middle name
Andrij is a first name for 369 men in Poland and a middle name for another 11, a 97/3 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 2890th, between Andras (11) and Anthonius (11).
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#2888 Anatolij11
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#2889 Andras11
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#2890 Andrij11
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#2891 Anthonius11
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#2892 Antonin11