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Ante

Male#12 most common in Croatia30,518 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Priceless, of inestimable worth
Origin:
Latin

About the name Ante

A Croatian short form of Antun (Anthony), especially widespread in Dalmatia, honouring St. Anthony of Padua.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
June 13 (sv. Ante Padovanski)
Nicknames:
Anto

Popularity with newborns

  • Boys · 2025 · 215 births · #23 that year
Position on the annual list
Ante — Position on the annual list#22#23#25#26#28#29201720182019202020212022202320242025

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

30,518 people in Croatia are called Ante, according to the 2021 census. That is #12 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Ante is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

CroatianSaint's nameReligiousPopular

Notable people called Ante

  • Ante Starčević19th-century politician, the 'Father of the Homeland'
  • Ante RebićFootballer for the Croatia national team

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.