Recorded 1965–2025 Boys' name Peak 1991 71 births

Antero — boys' name

71 babies named Antero in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

71 boys have been named Antero since 1965, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.

71
total births
1965–2025
years on record
1990s
peak decade
30%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Antero was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Antero in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antero

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Antero between 1965 and 2025, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Antero currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antero performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Antero shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antero in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 71 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Antero at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

71

Since 1965

61 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1965

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2025

Antero popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1965

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Antero by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 30% of Antero's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antero?
71 babies have been named Antero since 1965. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
When was Antero most popular?
Antero was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Antero been used?
Antero has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 61 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Antero?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anthony, Antonio, Antoine, Anton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.