boy's name

Ante

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 284

Ante is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1979, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1971.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Ante over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Ante by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 61
1980s 62
1990s 27
2000s 44
2010s 16
2020s (to 2022) 5

How popular is Ante?

In 2022, Ante was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ante is used

France #1,984 5 in 1976
Canada #2,590 6 in 2018
United States #12,549 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Ante

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ante also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ante over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ante

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ante — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ante

How popular is the name Ante?

In 2022, Ante was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ante a girl's or a boy's name?

Ante is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Ante?

Ante has 2 syllables.

When was Ante most popular?

Ante peaked in 1979, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.