The first name Antero
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Antero at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Antero, the 12,160th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 8 were.
71
babies named Antero since 1880
#12,160
rank in 2025
1991
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 Antero
32 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Antero NiittymäkiFinnish ice hockey goaltender, born 1980
- Antero KiviFinnish discus thrower (1904–1981)
- Veikko Antero KoskenniemiFinnish poet, journalist and professor (1885-1962)
- Antero ManninenFinnish musician, born 1973
- Osmo Antero WiioFinnish communications professor, journalist and Member of Parliament (1928-2013)
- Antero SvenssonFinnish military personnel (1892-1946)
- Antero MertarantaFinnish sportscaster, born 1956
- Keijo LiinamaaFinnish politician and lawyer (1929–1980)
- Mikael GranlundFinnish ice hockey forward, born 1992
- Sebastian AhoFinnish ice hockey player (born 1997)
- Osmo VänskäFinnish conductor, clarinetist and composer, born 1953
- AmenFinnish guitarist, born 1972
Questions
- When was Antero most popular?
- 1991 in the United States, when 8 babies were named Antero, its highest rank at 5,972nd.