Anthony

Where Anthony comes from

From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is of uncertain etymology, but is not Greek or Hebrew; most likely of Etruscan origin, possibly derived from Ani, the Etruscan god of the sky. Doublet of Antoine.
— Wiktionary's entry for Anthony
  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #103 among boys — 130 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1897
    Anthony Eden born
    British soldier, diplomat and politician
  3. 1937
    Anthony Hopkins born
    Welsh–American actor and director
  4. 2007
    Peak, #7
    19,639 babies named Anthony — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2017
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #33.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin, in regular use since the Middle Ages.
Namesakes
  • Anthony Hopkins · Welsh–American actor and director, born 1937
  • Anthony Eden · British soldier, diplomat and politician, 1897–1977
  • Anthony Bourdain · American chef and television personality, 1956–2018
  • Anthony Albanese · 31st prime minister of Australia, born 1963
  • Anthony van Dyck · Flemish Baroque artist, 1599–1641

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.