Anthony
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #46 for boys in 2025, 5,967 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2007 · 19,639 births
- Debut · boys
- 130 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 144 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,488,042since 1880
Anthony over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #46 | 5,967 |
| 2024 | — | #44 | 6,353 | |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #46 | 6,277 |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #44 | 6,607 |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #43 | 6,792 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #41 | 7,037 |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #38 | 7,725 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #38 | 8,048 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #33 | 8,877 |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | #30 | 9,900 |
| 2015 | #8,447 | 13 | #25 | 10,664 |
| 2014 | #6,713 | 18 | #21 | 11,613 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #19 | 12,295 |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 | #15 | 13,228 |
| 2011 | #5,543 | 24 | #11 | 14,290 |
| 2010 | #5,108 | 27 | #10 | 15,511 |
| 2009 | #5,378 | 26 | #11 | 16,327 |
| 2008 | #5,142 | 28 | #7 | 18,417 |
| 2007 | #4,808 | 30 | #7 | 19,639 |
| 2006 | #5,233 | 26 | #9 | 19,413 |
| 2005 | #4,828 | 27 | #8 | 19,387 |
| 2004 | #2,851 | 56 | #11 | 19,613 |
| 2003 | #3,655 | 38 | #10 | 20,149 |
| 2002 | #3,146 | 45 | #12 | 19,590 |
| 2001 | #3,368 | 40 | #11 | 19,737 |
| 2000 | #2,777 | 52 | #17 | 19,656 |
| 1999 | #2,567 | 55 | #18 | 19,472 |
| 1998 | #2,651 | 51 | #19 | 19,634 |
| 1997 | #2,934 | 41 | #18 | 20,034 |
| 1996 | #2,058 | 67 | #19 | 20,508 |
| 1995 | #1,684 | 87 | #19 | 20,482 |
| 1994 | #1,663 | 90 | #18 | 21,604 |
| 1993 | #1,611 | 94 | #19 | 21,788 |
| 1992 | #1,782 | 81 | #19 | 23,174 |
| 1991 | #1,689 | 87 | #18 | 24,447 |
| 1990 | #1,533 | 100 | #15 | 25,088 |
| 1989 | #1,267 | 124 | #16 | 24,423 |
| 1988 | #945 | 178 | #18 | 23,644 |
| 1987 | #819 | 213 | #17 | 23,127 |
| 1986 | #841 | 198 | #19 | 21,956 |
| 1985 | #819 | 199 | #20 | 22,104 |
| 1984 | #930 | 158 | #21 | 20,956 |
| 1983 | #914 | 164 | #22 | 19,830 |
| 1982 | #1,064 | 135 | #21 | 19,648 |
| 1981 | #1,068 | 132 | #23 | 18,569 |
| 1980 | #925 | 161 | #24 | 17,604 |
| 1979 | #950 | 154 | #21 | 17,513 |
| 1978 | #939 | 150 | #20 | 16,808 |
| 1977 | #947 | 146 | #21 | 16,804 |
| 1976 | #924 | 140 | #22 | 16,601 |
| 1975 | #932 | 136 | #21 | 16,489 |
| 1974 | #975 | 126 | #21 | 16,391 |
| 1973 | #880 | 145 | #21 | 16,414 |
| 1972 | #919 | 134 | #22 | 17,454 |
| 1971 | #938 | 137 | #23 | 19,223 |
| 1970 | #913 | 143 | #22 | 21,176 |
| 1969 | #817 | 158 | #20 | 20,904 |
| 1968 | #879 | 137 | #21 | 20,231 |
| 1967 | #793 | 157 | #21 | 20,887 |
| 1966 | #748 | 172 | #22 | 20,624 |
| 1965 | #982 | 111 | #22 | 20,326 |
| 1964 | #955 | 121 | #21 | 20,126 |
| 1963 | #1,010 | 111 | #22 | 20,250 |
| 1962 | #1,058 | 104 | #24 | 20,103 |
| 1961 | #978 | 122 | #25 | 20,209 |
| 1960 | #1,092 | 97 | #25 | 19,499 |
| 1959 | #1,174 | 82 | #26 | 17,972 |
| 1958 | #1,173 | 82 | #27 | 17,430 |
| 1957 | #1,301 | 66 | #27 | 17,057 |
| 1956 | #1,272 | 67 | #30 | 15,565 |
| 1955 | #1,334 | 57 | #31 | 14,170 |
| 1954 | #1,300 | 58 | #32 | 13,124 |
| 1953 | #1,671 | 35 | #32 | 11,693 |
| 1952 | #1,487 | 42 | #34 | 11,188 |
| 1951 | #1,665 | 33 | #34 | 9,836 |
| 1950 | #2,002 | 23 | #36 | 8,612 |
| 1949 | #2,212 | 20 | #36 | 8,452 |
| 1948 | #2,008 | 23 | #41 | 7,878 |
| 1947 | #2,045 | 23 | #41 | 8,014 |
| 1946 | #1,808 | 25 | #44 | 6,771 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #46 | 5,686 |
| 1944 | #2,401 | 14 | #46 | 5,604 |
| 1943 | #1,834 | 22 | #44 | 6,202 |
| 1942 | #1,760 | 23 | #44 | 6,210 |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 | #46 | 5,239 |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 | #46 | 4,769 |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | #48 | 4,610 |
| 1938 | #2,021 | 16 | #46 | 4,689 |
| 1937 | #1,539 | 24 | #47 | 4,339 |
| 1936 | #1,950 | 16 | #48 | 3,978 |
| 1935 | #1,483 | 25 | #52 | 3,909 |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | #52 | 3,840 |
| 1933 | #1,442 | 26 | #46 | 3,974 |
| 1932 | #1,237 | 34 | #45 | 4,223 |
| 1931 | #1,148 | 39 | #46 | 4,310 |
| 1930 | #1,403 | 30 | #44 | 4,674 |
| 1929 | #1,042 | 49 | #44 | 4,733 |
| 1928 | #1,394 | 31 | #44 | 4,719 |
| 1927 | #1,456 | 31 | #43 | 4,917 |
| 1926 | #1,357 | 34 | #42 | 5,058 |
| 1925 | #1,700 | 25 | #39 | 5,041 |
| 1924 | #1,992 | 20 | #39 | 5,191 |
| 1923 | #1,637 | 26 | #39 | 5,121 |
| 1922 | #1,730 | 24 | #39 | 5,091 |
| 1921 | #1,821 | 23 | #40 | 5,239 |
| 1920 | #1,407 | 32 | #43 | 4,944 |
| 1919 | #1,649 | 24 | #41 | 4,737 |
| 1918 | #1,963 | 19 | #39 | 5,168 |
| 1917 | #1,847 | 19 | #38 | 5,027 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #37 | 4,749 |
| 1915 | #1,475 | 24 | #36 | 4,722 |
| 1914 | #1,818 | 14 | #37 | 3,695 |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | #38 | 2,781 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #37 | 2,480 |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | #35 | 1,288 |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | #37 | 980 |
| 1909 | — | #40 | 758 | |
| 1908 | — | #41 | 690 | |
| 1907 | — | #46 | 593 | |
| 1906 | — | #44 | 542 | |
| 1905 | — | #48 | 490 | |
| 1904 | — | #56 | 422 | |
| 1903 | — | #54 | 399 | |
| 1902 | — | #54 | 420 | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | #62 | 323 |
| 1900 | — | #67 | 406 | |
| 1899 | — | #64 | 291 | |
| 1898 | — | #65 | 325 | |
| 1897 | — | #76 | 249 | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #73 | 276 |
| 1895 | — | #86 | 221 | |
| 1894 | — | #77 | 257 | |
| 1893 | — | #81 | 220 | |
| 1892 | — | #78 | 255 | |
| 1891 | — | #96 | 170 | |
| 1890 | — | #90 | 189 | |
| 1889 | — | #80 | 219 | |
| 1888 | — | #93 | 193 | |
| 1887 | — | #98 | 153 | |
| 1886 | — | #93 | 174 | |
| 1885 | — | #95 | 153 | |
| 1884 | — | #88 | 179 | |
| 1883 | — | #92 | 143 | |
| 1882 | — | #105 | 139 | |
| 1881 | — | #100 | 128 | |
| 1880 | — | #103 | 130 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Anthony was already there! It came in at #103, and was given to 130 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 180 boys a year got the name.
See more about Anthony
- 2 spots since 2024 (#44 → #46)
- 5 spots since 2020 (#41 → #46)
- 21 spots since 2015 (#25 → #46)
- Biggest jump: 18 spots in 1892 (#96 → #78)
- Biggest drop: 10 spots in 1890 (#80 → #90)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2007 at #7 (19,639 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: 6 yrs · run 2005–2008
- Top 100: 144 yrs · run 1883–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 81 boys born in 1987 were named Anthony (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 286 boys born in 2025 (0.35%)
- Its best rank, #7 in 2007, was only 1 in 106 (0.95%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 14.5% of all boys named Anthony (216,231) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,611 | #80 (1889) | #95 |
| 1890s | 2,453 | #64 (1899) | #79 |
| 1900s | 5,043 | #40 (1909) | #51 |
| 1910s | 35,627 | #35 (1911) | #38 |
| 1920s | 50,054 | #39 (1924) | #41 |
| 1930s | 42,546 | #44 (1930) | #47 |
| 1940s | 64,825 | #36 (1949) | #43 |
| 1950s | 136,647 | #26 (1959) | #31 |
| 1960s | 203,159 | #20 (1969) | #22 |
| 1970s | 174,873 | #20 (1978) | #21 |
| 1980s | 211,861 | #16 (1989) | #20 |
| 1990s | 216,231 | #15 (1990) | #18 |
| 2000s | 191,928 | #7 (2007) | #10 |
| 2010s | 112,151 | #10 (2010) | #24 |
| 2020s | 39,033 | #41 (2020) | #44 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Anthony in 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 26,164 of them was named Anthony, which outranked 87.1% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,041Shaniece68
- #2,041Starla68
- #2,041Storm68
- #2,058Anthony67
- #2,058Ambar67
- #2,058Anastacia67
- #2,058Antonette67
- #2,084Adria66
- #2,084Alanah66
- #2,084Ashlei66
Tied with 25 names at #2,058; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 92 of them was named Anthony, which outranked 99.8% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.