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Ander

Ander: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“manly, brave”
Origin
Basque
Say it
AHN-der · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Basque form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas. It is used in the Basque Country and occasionally elsewhere as a short continental form.

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How popular is Ander?

2024146 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ander in 2024486

2024 rank#585 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18804,182

Ander is rising: use over the last five years is 7.3× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ander

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Andrewmanly, brave · Greek
  • Andresmanly, brave · Greek
  • Andersonson of Anders · English
  • Drewmanly · Greek
  • Andimanly; brave · English
  • Andersmanly; brave · Scandinavian
  • Andreasmanly, brave · Greek
  • Drustrong and manly · Greek

Ander questions

What does the name Ander mean?

Ander means "manly, brave". It comes from Basque. Basque form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas. It is used in the Basque Country and occasionally elsewhere as a short continental form.

Is Ander a boy or girl name?

Ander is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ander?

486 US babies were named Ander in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Ander?

Ander is usually pronounced AHN-der.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.