Ander

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A few things about Ander you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Ander

Ander Herrera

Spanish association football player

Choose Ander and your child shares a first name with Ander Herrera, a Spanish association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ander, like who?” Ander Herrera's Wikipedia article is available in 54 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 4,679 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Ander, 365 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ander would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAnder first shows up in US birth records in 1908, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 117 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2023, when it reached #566.
• 📈Then vs nowAnder is 38× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 178,571 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 4,679.
• 🍂TrendAnder has slipped 104 places over the last five years and now sits at #728. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAnder is most popular in Arizona, where it ranks #357, followed by Nebraska (#432) and Nevada (#443). It's in the top 1,000 in 17 states.
• 💬MeaningAnder is a Basque form of Andrew, which means “manly”. Our records link it to Greek, Spanish and Swedish roots.
• 🌍OriginAnder is the #3 most popular Swedish boy name in the US. That's out of 46 Swedish boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Ander

Ander is a boy name of Greek, Spanish and Swedish origin meaning “manly”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-der”. US birth records list Ander for boys from 1908 to 2025, in 91 of those 118 years. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked #566 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #728, with 365 babies.

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