Ante
Ante is masculine given name found mainly in Croatia and in the Nordic countries or among people with Croatia and Nordic ancestry elsewhere.
- Croatian
- Frisian
Meaning & Origin of Ante
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ante is masculine given name found mainly in Croatia and in the Nordic countries or among people with Croatia and Nordic ancestry elsewhere.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Croatian
- Frisian
The Story of Ante
The earliest SSA record of Ante as a baby boy name dates back to 1971, when 6 babies received it. 1979 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Ante — #2,896 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Antes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 215 Antes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ante
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ante. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Ante
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About the name Ante
Ante is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 215 births in the dataset. Ante's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #2,896. Use the chart and map above to compare Ante's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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