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Boy · Greek, through Basque
Ander
Say it: AN-der
Meaning
Basque form of Andrew, from Greek andreios 'manly, courageous'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2020s
In the United States
- 2,231 babies given this name since 1908
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 4,000 boys
- 424 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Spanish | Andrés |
|---|---|
| Catalan | Andreu |
| Portuguese | André |
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.