Andrea 1

In Italy Andrea is a unisex name nowadays.

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Despite being less used as feminine name it reaches the feminine Top200 nearly every year since 1990s and this for the Italian standards means that it is no longer a rare choice.

Also Romansh:
Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
https://sursassiala.ch/2015/01/15/familienforschung/
https://nossaistorgia.ch/entries/nBLD8B58ZA8
https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=68

Also Albanian:

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https://instatemra.shinyapps.io/emra/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea

It’s a unisex name.

Gender: Masculine

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Usages: Emilian-Romagnol

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Meaning: Emilian-Romagnol form of Andrew.

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https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea

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(Information from name #259027 originally submitted by an anonymous user)

It is hilarious to hear how people are convinced it is a feminine name. Andrea comes from the Greek work anér-andròs, which literally means 'MAN'. Not even man as human, but man as male, masculine, man. It's a men's name if there ever was one! I suppose it sounds feminine in germanic languages (english included) but it is actually where the name Andrew comes from.

In Italy Andrea is an ancient name, but it has been really overused in last 50 years. It was the 9th most popular name in Rome in 1966, the most popular in 1971, the 3rd behind Alessandro and Marco in 1976, the 4th behind Daniele, Alessandro and Marco in 1981, again the most popular in 1986, 1991 and 1994; it still ranks 3rd of the most popular names in Italy in 2004 and in 2006, always behind Francesco and Alessandro. Many Italians can hardly believe it is a feminine name in other countries.

Growing up in Sweden I knew one Italian boy named Andrea. It wasn't easy for him since Swedes only know it as a female name.