Fun Facts About the Name Antero
- 71 babies named Antero: U.S. records list 71 babies given the name Antero from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Antero Mean?
Antero means "manly." It comes from the Greek name Andreas, which is built on anēr (genitive andros), the Greek word for "man." "Manly" is the customary interpretation; more literally the Greek sense is "of a man" or "belonging to a man." Antero is the Finnish form of Andrew, and the same name is also used in Portuguese and Spanish, where it descends from the same Greek Andreas rather than from a separate source. Its familiar relatives in other languages include Andrew in English, André in French, Andrés in Spanish, Andrea in Italian, and Anders in Scandinavian use.
Antero Name History & Origins
The underlying name, Greek Andreas, was borne by the apostle Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, and it spread through Christian Europe in many regional shapes. In Finnish, the name developed two main lines: the everyday Antti and the fuller Antero, alongside related forms such as Atte, Anssi, and Tero. The Finnish almanac lists Antti, Antero, and Atte together on November 30, the feast day of Saint Andrew.
Finnish folk poetry also includes a giant named Antero Vipunen, whose encounter with Väinämöinen was preserved in the nineteenth-century compilation of the Kalevala; this is a literary and folk use of the name, not its origin. In the Portuguese-speaking world, the best-known bearer is the poet and philosopher Antero de Quental (1842 - 1891), a leading figure of the Coimbra generation of the 1860s and 1870s. The name is also found in Spain and Latin America, though it remains uncommon in those regions.
How Popular is the Name Antero?
Antero has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1991. Its best rank was #3,549 in 1965.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,160 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,316 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #8,974 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #11,578 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #7,004 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #7,690 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #5,972 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #6,579 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,667 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #5,503 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #5,137 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Antero Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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