boy's name
Ander
- Origin Latin
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 4,854
the United States
#729
2025 births
Ander is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 365 babies in the United States, ranking #729. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Ander is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2023, when 516 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 9,083 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1908.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ander over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 7 |
| 1910s | 39 |
| 1920s | 75 |
| 1930s | 32 |
| 1940s | 54 |
| 1950s | 23 |
| 1960s | 42 |
| 1970s | 67 |
| 1980s | 49 |
| 1990s | 80 |
| 2000s | 240 |
| 2010s | 1,099 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,742 |
How popular is Ander?
In 2025, Ander was given to 365 babies in the United States, ranking #729 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Ander is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ander
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ander also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ander over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Ander in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Albanian
- Andrea
- Basque
- Andrea
- Croatian
- Andrea
- Dutch
- Andrea
- German
- Andrea
- Greek
- Andrea
- Italian
- Andrea
- Latvian
- Andrejs
- Lithuanian
- Andrius
- Macedonian
- Andrey
- Polish
- Andrzej
- Romansh
- Andrea
- Russian
- Andrey
- Slovene
- Andrej
- Spanish
- Andrea
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Ondrej
Sibling names for Ander
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ander — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ander
How popular is the name Ander?
In 2025, Ander was given to 365 babies in the United States, ranking #729 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Ander a girl's or a boy's name?
Ander is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ander?
Ander has 2 syllables.
When was Ander most popular?
Ander peaked in 2023, when 516 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ander a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ander currently ranks #729 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.