Dandre is a modern American name that sets the prefix D' or Da- before Andre, the French form of Andrew, which comes from the Greek andreios and means "manly" or "brave". It was coined in African American families in the late 20th century alongside Deandre and Deshawn. Dandre peaked at number 565 in 2000, slipped out of the top 1000 in the following years and ranks number 2541 in 2025.