The first name Ante
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ante at birth, 1880–2025
In 2022, 5 boys born in the United States were named Ante, the 12,478th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1979, when 15 were.
215
babies named Ante since 1880
#12,478
rank in 2022
1979
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ante
43 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ante PavelićCroatian fascist general and military dictator (1889–1959)
- Ante RebićCroatian association football player, born 1993
- Ante BudimirCroatian footballer, born 1991
- Ante GotovinaCroatian general, born 1955
- Ante ĆorićCroatian association football player, born 1997
- Ante StarčevićCroatian politician, writer and "Father of Croatian homeland" (1823-1896)
- Ante ČačićCroatian football manager, born 1953
- Ante CovicAustralian association football player, born 1975
- Ante TomićCroatian association football player, born 1983
- Ante TomićCroatian basketball player (born 1987)
- Ante TrumbićCroatian politician (1864-1938)
- Ante Toni ŽižićCroatian basketball player (born 1997)
Questions
- Is Ante a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 215 US babies named Ante since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ante most popular?
- 1979 in the United States, when 15 babies were named Ante, its highest rank at 2,906th.
- Is Ante also a surname?
- Yes. Ante is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.