Ander Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: In 1840, the US has an Ander family lived in Indiana that was estimated to be around 20% of the population of people with the name Ander.

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A Deep Dive

Ander Overview

Meaning

Manly, brave, strong

Gender

Boy

Origin

Basque, Greek

Etymology

Derived from the Basque form of the Greek name Andreas, meaning “manly” or “strong”.

Pronunciation

/ˈan.dɛr/

Popularity

Ander is gaining recognition in several countries, notably in Spain and the United States. In the USA, it ranked #560 for boys in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

6 (Nurturing, Responsible, Balanced)

Name Styles

Unique, Modern, Cool

Associated Traits

Strong, manly, confident, wholesome

Name Day

November 30th
A Deep Dive

Ander Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Anders, Andreas, Anderson, Andrew, Anderico, Andor, Andrei, Andre, Andro, Anderton

Common Nicknames

Andy, Andi, Der, Derry, Ando, Andie, Drew, Dre, A.J., An

Diminutives

Andy, Andi, Der, Derry, Ando, Drew, Dee, DeeDee, A.J., Ani

Famous People

  • Ander Herrera
    (Spanish Soccer Player)
  • Ander Iturraspe
    (Spanish Soccer Player)
  • Ander Barrenetxea
    (Spanish Soccer Player)
  • Ander Cortés
    (Spanish Sportscaster)
  • Ander Crenshaw
    (American Politician)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Ander Muñoz
    ("Elite," TV Series)
  • Ander Elessedil
    ("The Shannara Chronicles," TV Series)
  • Ander
    (Character in "The Witcher" Series)
  • Ander
    ("Dragon Age" Video Game Series)

Places

  • Ander
    (Texas, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Ander?

Ander means “manly,” “brave,” or “strong.” Those named Ander often exude confidence and courage.

What Is the Origin of The Name Ander?

The name Ander has its roots in Basque and Greek cultures.

Ander Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Ander in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#6432021#5722022#5602023
Top 3 Rankings#5602023#5722022#6242020

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Ander

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023560
(+12 from 2022)
516
(+2 from 2022)
0.02818
2022572
(+71 from 2021)
514
(+85 from 2021)
0.02744
2021643
(-19 from 2020)
429
No change from 2020
0.02290
2020624
(+461 from 2019)
429
(+245 from 2019)
0.02319
20191085
(+176 from 2018)
184
(+39 from 2018)
0.00957
20181261
(+87 from 2017)
145
(+13 from 2017)
0.00746
20171348
(-127 from 2016)
132
(-21 from 2016)
0.00667
20161221
(+113 from 2015)
153
(+21 from 2015)
0.00755
20151334
(+216 from 2014)
132
(+29 from 2014)
0.00646
20141550
(+202 from 2013)
103
(+20 from 2013)
0.00503
20131752
(+207 from 2012)
83
(+11 from 2012)
0.00411
20121959
(+443 from 2011)
72
(+20 from 2011)
0.00355
20112402
(+385 from 2010)
52
(+9 from 2010)
0.00256
20102787
(+202 from 2009)
43
(+4 from 2009)
0.00209
20092989
(-237 from 2008)
39
(-5 from 2008)
0.00184
20082752
(+1489 from 2007)
44
(+21 from 2007)
0.00202
20074241
(-1159 from 2006)
23
(-12 from 2006)
0.00104
20063082
(+2195 from 2005)
35
(+20 from 2005)
0.00160
20055277
(-1642 from 2004)
15
(-10 from 2004)
0.00071
20043635
(+341 from 2003)
25
(+4 from 2003)
0.00118
20033976
(+1746 from 2002)
21
(+9 from 2002)
0.00100
20025722
(-832 from 2001)
12
(-3 from 2001)
0.00058
20014890
(+1030 from 2000)
15
(+4 from 2000)
0.00073
20005920
(+122 from 1999)
11
(+1 from 1999)
0.00053
19996042
(+272 from 1998)
10
(+1 from 1998)
0.00049
19986314
(-215 from 1997)
9
No change from 1997
0.00044
19976099
(+1038 from 1996)
9
(+2 from 1996)
0.00045
19967137
(-2346 from 1995)
7
(-5 from 1995)
0.00035
19954791
(+318 from 1994)
12
(+1 from 1994)
0.00060
19945109
(+1020 from 1992)
11
(+3 from 1992)
0.00054
19930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19926129
(+1142 from 1991)
8
(+2 from 1991)
0.00038
19917271
(-1449 from 1990)
6
(-2 from 1990)
0.00028
19905822
(-1036 from 1988)
8
(-1 from 1988)
0.00037
19890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19884786
(+181 from 1987)
9
(+1 from 1987)
0.00045
19874967
(+958 from 1986)
8
(+2 from 1986)
0.00041
19865925
(+597 from 1985)
6
(+1 from 1985)
0.00031
19856522
(-209 from 1984)
5
No change from 1984
0.00026
19846313
(-77 from 1983)
5
No change from 1983
0.00027
19836236
(+150 from 1982)
5
No change from 1982
0.00027
19826386
(-862 from 1980)
5
(-1 from 1980)
0.00026
19810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19805524
(-1121 from 1979)
6
(-2 from 1979)
0.00032
19794403
(+1369 from 1978)
8
(+3 from 1978)
0.00045
19785772
(-2736 from 1977)
5
(-8 from 1977)
0.00029
19773036
(-284 from 1975)
13
(-1 from 1975)
0.00076
19760
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19752752
(+806 from 1974)
14
(+5 from 1974)
0.00086
19743558
(+948 from 1973)
9
(+3 from 1973)
0.00055
19734506
(-133 from 1971)
6
No change from 1971
0.00037
19720
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19714373
(-143 from 1970)
6
No change from 1970
0.00033
19704230
(-292 from 1969)
6
No change from 1969
0.00031
19693938
(-380 from 1967)
6
No change from 1967
0.00033
19680
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19673558
(-23 from 1966)
6
No change from 1966
0.00034
19663535
(+3 from 1965)
6
No change from 1965
0.00033
19653538
(-993 from 1964)
6
(-5 from 1964)
0.00032
19642545
(+792 from 1960)
11
(+4 from 1960)
0.00054
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19603337
(+216 from 1957)
7
(+1 from 1957)
0.00032
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19573553
(+246 from 1953)
6
(+1 from 1953)
0.00027
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19533799
(-435 from 1951)
5
(-1 from 1951)
0.00025
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19513364
(-35 from 1950)
6
No change from 1950
0.00031
19503329
(+362 from 1949)
6
(+1 from 1949)
0.00033
19493691
(-23 from 1948)
5
No change from 1948
0.00028
19483668
(-496 from 1946)
5
(-1 from 1946)
0.00028
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19463172
(-429 from 1945)
6
(-1 from 1945)
0.00036
19452743
(+119 from 1944)
7
No change from 1944
0.00051
19442862
(+102 from 1943)
7
No change from 1943
0.00050
19432964
(-308 from 1941)
7
(-1 from 1941)
0.00048
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19412656
(-178 from 1940)
8
(-1 from 1940)
0.00064
19402478
(+635 from 1939)
9
(+3 from 1939)
0.00076
19393113
(+139 from 1935)
6
No change from 1935
0.00053
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19353252
(+25 from 1934)
6
No change from 1934
0.00056
19343277
(-9 from 1933)
6
No change from 1933
0.00057
19333268
(-419 from 1932)
6
(-2 from 1932)
0.00059
19322849
(+1110 from 1929)
8
(+3 from 1929)
0.00074
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19293959
(-883 from 1928)
5
(-3 from 1928)
0.00045
19283076
(+374 from 1927)
8
(+1 from 1927)
0.00070
19273450
(-65 from 1926)
7
No change from 1926
0.00060
19263385
(+23 from 1925)
7
No change from 1925
0.00061
19253408
(-385 from 1924)
7
(-2 from 1924)
0.00061
19243023
(-73 from 1923)
9
No change from 1923
0.00077
19232950
(-320 from 1922)
9
(-2 from 1922)
0.00079
19222630
(+1239 from 1921)
11
(+5 from 1921)
0.00098
19213869
(-54 from 1920)
6
No change from 1920
0.00053
19203815
(-424 from 1919)
6
(-1 from 1919)
0.00055
19193391
(-23 from 1918)
7
No change from 1918
0.00069
19183368
(+613 from 1917)
7
(+2 from 1917)
0.00067
19173981
(-1251 from 1916)
5
(-4 from 1916)
0.00052
19162730
(+534 from 1914)
9
(+4 from 1914)
0.00097
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19143264
(-768 from 1913)
5
(-1 from 1913)
0.00073
19132496
(-1383 from 1908)
6
(-1 from 1908)
0.00112
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19081113
First SSA data recorded
7
First SSA data recorded
0.00421
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Ander

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#3332021#3112022#3402023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#4612021#4962022#3792023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#4432021#3792022#4272023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#6992021#5772022#5792023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#6752021#7242022#4912023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#3992021#3332022#4482023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#7252021#6712022#4862023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#5652021#7262022#8042023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#8202021#6162022#4732023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#6102021#5622022#5642023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#8792021#4782022#8032023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#10252021#5092022#7582023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#6402021#4982022#3972023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#7382020#6212021#10722023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#7242021#5142022#7292023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#6522020#7402022#6552023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#12642021#8302022#11092023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#5062021#6072022#5032023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#5372020#4792022#4852023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#7332020#6192022#6282023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#7652016#7792020#7782023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3602018#3832020#3592022

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#4242022#5042023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#5942017#5802023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#5732021#6782023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#4542022

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#9262018#8482021

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#9102022

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#6132022

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#1562023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5072022

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#4372018

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4902023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#5522019

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#5342023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#12932023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#5732021

Popularity Rankings for Ander in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Basque Country, Spain

Basque Country, Spain flagBasque Country, Spain#72020#112021#102022

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#1062021#522022#1112023

Popularity in Spain

Spain flagSpain#842020#792021#722022

Popularity in Mexico

Mexico flagMexico#3182020#2632021

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#13452022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Ander a Name for Boys or Girls?

Ander is predominantly a boy’s name because of its meaning.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Ander

Ander in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Ander Herrera (Soccer Player, 1989): A talented Spanish footballer who has played for clubs like Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.
  • Ander Iturraspe (Soccer Player, 1989): A skilled Spanish defensive midfielder known for his time at Athletic Bilbao.
  • Ander Barrenetxea (Soccer Player, 2001): A young and promising Spanish forward playing for Real Sociedad.
  • Ander Crenshaw (Politician, 1944): An American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for Florida.
  • Ander Cortés (Sportscaster, 1993): A Spanish sportscaster known for his engaging commentary.
  • Ander Muñoz ("Elite," 2018 TV Series): A main character in the Spanish teen drama series about students at an elite private school.
  • Ander Elessedil ("The Shannara Chronicles," 2016 TV Series): A character who becomes king after the death of his brother and father.
  • "Ander" (2009 Film): A Spanish film about a farmer who reconsiders his life and sexuality after hiring a Peruvian laborer.
  • Ander ("The Witcher," 2019 Series): A minor character in the popular fantasy series by Andrzej Sapkowski.
  • Ander ("Dragon Age" 2009 Video Game Series): A character in the role-playing game series known for his magical abilities.
  • Ander (Texas, USA): A small community in northern Goliad County, originally settled by German immigrants before the Civil War. Known for its historical significance, farming roots, and the St. Peter's Lutheran Church, the first church in Goliad County

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