Tony

Last seen for girls in 2019 at #15,539 · #783 for boys in 2025, 325 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1965 · 6,815 births
Debut · boys
42 births
In top 100 · boys
24 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
251,595
since 1880

Tony over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201913peak #48, 1965boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#783325
2024—#806313
2023—#841290
2022—#698379
2021—#679392
2020—#630427
2019#15,5395#592467
2018#15,6825#583471
2017—#544520
2016—#521567
2015—#500581
2014—#447666
2013—#435664
2012—#428653
2011—#408691
2010#16,9925#383751
2009—#378805
2008#17,5045#354886
2007#10,81810#3201,002
2006#15,1526#328985
2005#13,0107#3181,030
2004#11,6248#321959
2003#8,50512#3021,000
2002—#2811,072
2001#9,35110#2911,025
2000#11,8017#2831,086
1999#14,4115#2651,134
1998#8,58410#2541,177
1997#8,33410#2421,248
1996#7,13012#2291,315
1995#7,51411#1961,556
1994#4,84520#1901,627
1993#4,25724#1711,872
1992#5,26718#1631,927
1991#4,49722#1552,102
1990#4,00325#1472,183
1989#4,35821#1322,301
1988#4,17221#1332,243
1987#2,43442#1232,291
1986#2,97331#1202,361
1985#2,93931#1132,525
1984#2,57436#1122,440
1983#2,09747#1192,351
1982#2,70434#1122,611
1981#2,65734#1112,650
1980#2,48638#1082,727
1979#2,21844#1042,645
1978#1,70761#972,770
1977#1,95250#922,938
1976#1,53566#863,067
1975#1,72954#803,322
1974#1,52064#813,216
1973#1,54860#783,348
1972#1,69852#684,001
1971#1,45671#624,889
1970#1,34378#575,480
1969#1,35571#545,516
1968#1,33469#525,875
1967#1,34866#506,220
1966#1,43059#496,571
1965#1,33767#486,815
1964#1,57852#507,199
1963#1,52254#527,879
1962#1,65147#528,197
1961#1,42062#538,306
1960#1,43059#527,999
1959#1,31566#537,564
1958#1,55747#576,946
1957#1,47452#715,857
1956#2,24924#854,669
1955#1,69137#933,752
1954#1,83632#1053,350
1953#2,12224#1172,771
1952#2,41119#1332,185
1951#2,69415#1411,931
1950#2,18520#1491,757
1949#2,01323#1391,985
1948#2,12621#1252,269
1947#1,94625#1262,280
1946#2,09420#1291,972
1945#1,74323#1291,639
1944#1,96719#1431,494
1943#1,79123#1451,455
1942#1,91720#1451,408
1941#1,50127#1451,225
1940#2,02916#1421,233
1939#1,58523#1401,175
1938#2,73010#1531,059
1937#1,84518#160922
1936#1,48025#160892
1935#1,38128#162882
1934#1,77119#168841
1933#2,05215#171810
1932#1,81719#170856
1931#2,10515#170814
1930#1,46028#163912
1929#1,59824#165874
1928#1,42530#160955
1927#1,38434#1531,033
1926#1,83022#1561,012
1925#1,64726#158977
1924#1,72325#1561,034
1923#1,52029#1501,025
1922#1,83622#1371,146
1921#1,86722#1341,196
1920#1,75123#1361,146
1919#3,00510#1361,097
1918#3,5128#1351,163
1917#2,42813#1311,111
1916#2,13315#1321,054
1915#3,4347#1301,016
1914#3,1886#138733
1913#3,1875#147508
1912#2,6346#152394
1911—#161207
1910—#151212
1909—#160155
1908—#163142
1907#1,5128#159139
1906—#18896
1905—#20186
1904—#19887
1903#1,5926#20078
1902—#20874
1901—#21862
1900—#194101
1899—#25742
1898#1,7005#24551
1897—#23654
1896—#24356
1895—#26943
1894—#24948
1893—#26942
1892—#26147
1891—#21953
1890#1,3385#27539
1889#1,1476#24245
1888—#23357
1887—#25040
1886—#31729
1885—#29033
1884—#26541
1883—#28932
1882—#24846
1881—#26236
1880—#25842
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Tony was already there! It came in at #258, and was given to 42 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1887, when fewer than 42 boys a year got the name.

Where Tony is popular in 1913

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedNHWashington: #104 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 497 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #111 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 490 boysNDMinnesota: #210 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,506 boysMNIllinois: #103 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 544 boysILWisconsin: #135 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 827 boysWIMichigan: #157 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 980 boysMINew York: #123 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 894 boysNYMassachusetts: #172 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,760 boysMARhode Island: #80 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 399 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedSDIowa: #167 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,012 boysIAIndiana: #211 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,792 boysINOhio: #122 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 817 boysOHPennsylvania: #106 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 721 boysPANew Jersey: #105 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 753 boysNJConnecticut: #81 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 470 boysCTCalifornia: #56 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 277 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedUTColorado: #72 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 288 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedNEMissouri: #141 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 872 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #97 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 504 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedDEArizona: #29 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 92 boysAZNew Mexico: #24 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 112 boysNMKansas: #170 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,053 boysKSArkansas: #258 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,559 boysARTennessee: #227 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,782 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #231 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,633 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #197 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,101 boysOKLouisiana: #205 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,133 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedMSAlabama: #210 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,402 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Tony, so not publishedGAHawaii: #37 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 115 boysHITexas: #225 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,205 boysTXFlorida: #97 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 478 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#24 · 1 in 112
  2. Arizona#29 · 1 in 92
  3. Hawaii#37 · 1 in 115
  4. California#56 · 1 in 277
  5. Colorado#72 · 1 in 288

Best ever in a state: #10 in New Mexico, 1935.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#24121 in 112
Arizona#29121 in 92
Hawaii#3771 in 115
California#56371 in 277
Colorado#72111 in 288
Rhode Island#8061 in 399
Connecticut#81131 in 470
Florida#97101 in 478
West Virginia#97121 in 504
Illinois#103521 in 544
Washington#10481 in 497
New Jersey#105181 in 753
Pennsylvania#106581 in 721
North Dakota#11161 in 490
Ohio#122271 in 817
New York#123541 in 894
Wisconsin#135121 in 827
Missouri#141161 in 872
Michigan#157121 in 980
Iowa#16791 in 1,012
Kansas#17071 in 1,053
Massachusetts#172101 in 1,760
Oklahoma#19781 in 1,101
Louisiana#20581 in 1,133
Alabama#21091 in 1,402
Minnesota#21061 in 1,506
Indiana#21161 in 1,792
Texas#225201 in 1,205
Tennessee#22761 in 1,782
South Carolina#23161 in 1,633
Arkansas#25851 in 1,559
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Tony
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 23 spots since 2024 (#806 → #783)
  • 153 spots since 2020 (#630 → #783)
  • 283 spots since 2015 (#500 → #783)
  • Biggest jump: 67 spots in 1887 (#317 → #250)
  • Biggest drop: 143 spots in 2023 (#698 → #841)
Rise & fade · boys
85 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1965 at #48 (6,815 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 24 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 24 yrs · run 1955–1978
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 252
  • Highest: 1 in 252 boys born in 1962 were named Tony (0.40%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,256 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #48 in 1965, was only 1 in 273 (0.37%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 28.1% of all boys named Tony (70,577) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s401#233 (1888)#265
1890s475#219 (1891)#252
1900s1,020#159 (1907)#189
1910s7,495#130 (1915)#141
1920s10,398#134 (1921)#151
1930s9,163#140 (1939)#162
1940s16,960#125 (1948)#137
1950s40,782#53 (1959)#100
1960s70,577#48 (1965)#51
1970s35,676#57 (1970)#81
1980s24,500#108 (1980)#118
1990s16,141#147 (1990)#201
2000s9,850#281 (2002)#318
2010s6,031#383 (2010)#484
2020s2,126#630 (2020)#740

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.

Tony in 1913

girls
#3,187
5 births · 1 in 124,909 girls
boys
#147
508 births · 1 in 1,009 boys

Top girls' names in 1913

  1. #1Mary36,642
  2. #2Helen18,888
  3. #3Dorothy14,674
  4. #4Margaret14,486
  5. #5Ruth12,609
  6. #6Mildred9,921
  7. #7Anna9,687
  8. #8Elizabeth9,505
  9. #9Frances7,694
  10. #10Marie7,353
  11. #3,187Tony5

Top boys' names in 1913

  1. #1John29,329
  2. #2William23,538
  3. #3James20,832
  4. #4Robert15,684
  5. #5Joseph14,471
  6. #6George13,874
  7. #7Charles13,191
  8. #8Edward9,474
  9. #9Frank9,237
  10. #10Thomas7,096
  11. #147Tony508
More about 1913

girls

624,546 girls got a published name in 1913; 1 in 124,909 of them was named Tony, which outranked 14.0% of the 3,707 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tony
  1. #2,827Zoma6
  2. #2,827Zuma6
  3. #2,827Zylpha6
  4. #3,187Tony5
  5. #3,187Adalyn5
  6. #3,187Adam5
  7. #3,187Adlee5

Tied with 520 names at #3,187; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dominga#1,844 → #881
  2. ↑ 931Stacia#1,844 → #913
  3. ↑ 576Olympia#1,477 → #901
  4. ↑ 559Lilah#1,540 → #981
  5. ↑ 445Elfrieda#1,297 → #852
Fallers
  1. ↓ 806Karen#960 → #1,766
  2. ↓ 572Erie#833 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 559Gertha#846 → #1,405
  4. ↓ 527Lossie#938 → #1,465
  5. ↓ 505Ardelia#960 → #1,465

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

512,566 boys got a published name in 1913; 1 in 1,009 of them was named Tony, which outranked 95.5% of the 3,261 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tony
  1. #144Earnest521
  2. #145Mike520
  3. #146Otto509
  4. #147Tony508
  5. #148Patrick502
  6. #149Clifton497
  7. #150Jerry493
Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,050Mathias#1,885 → #835
  2. ↑ 935Hymen#1,885 → #950
  3. ↑ 796Waldemar#1,746 → #950
  4. ↑ 751Rolf#1,746 → #995
  5. ↑ 689Domenico#1,619 → #930
Fallers
  1. ↓ 975Holland#970 → #1,945
  2. ↓ 885Cameron#918 → #1,803
  3. ↓ 868Larue#935 → #1,803
  4. ↓ 726Irene#854 → #1,580
  5. ↓ 688Hughie#892 → #1,580

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1913 →