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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1965 · 6,815 births
- Debut · boys
- 42 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 24 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 251,595since 1880
Tony over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | #783 | 325 | |
| 2024 | — | #806 | 313 | |
| 2023 | — | #841 | 290 | |
| 2022 | — | #698 | 379 | |
| 2021 | — | #679 | 392 | |
| 2020 | — | #630 | 427 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #592 | 467 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #583 | 471 |
| 2017 | — | #544 | 520 | |
| 2016 | — | #521 | 567 | |
| 2015 | — | #500 | 581 | |
| 2014 | — | #447 | 666 | |
| 2013 | — | #435 | 664 | |
| 2012 | — | #428 | 653 | |
| 2011 | — | #408 | 691 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #383 | 751 |
| 2009 | — | #378 | 805 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #354 | 886 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #320 | 1,002 |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #328 | 985 |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #318 | 1,030 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #321 | 959 |
| 2003 | #8,505 | 12 | #302 | 1,000 |
| 2002 | — | #281 | 1,072 | |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #291 | 1,025 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #283 | 1,086 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #265 | 1,134 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | #254 | 1,177 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #242 | 1,248 |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | #229 | 1,315 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #196 | 1,556 |
| 1994 | #4,845 | 20 | #190 | 1,627 |
| 1993 | #4,257 | 24 | #171 | 1,872 |
| 1992 | #5,267 | 18 | #163 | 1,927 |
| 1991 | #4,497 | 22 | #155 | 2,102 |
| 1990 | #4,003 | 25 | #147 | 2,183 |
| 1989 | #4,358 | 21 | #132 | 2,301 |
| 1988 | #4,172 | 21 | #133 | 2,243 |
| 1987 | #2,434 | 42 | #123 | 2,291 |
| 1986 | #2,973 | 31 | #120 | 2,361 |
| 1985 | #2,939 | 31 | #113 | 2,525 |
| 1984 | #2,574 | 36 | #112 | 2,440 |
| 1983 | #2,097 | 47 | #119 | 2,351 |
| 1982 | #2,704 | 34 | #112 | 2,611 |
| 1981 | #2,657 | 34 | #111 | 2,650 |
| 1980 | #2,486 | 38 | #108 | 2,727 |
| 1979 | #2,218 | 44 | #104 | 2,645 |
| 1978 | #1,707 | 61 | #97 | 2,770 |
| 1977 | #1,952 | 50 | #92 | 2,938 |
| 1976 | #1,535 | 66 | #86 | 3,067 |
| 1975 | #1,729 | 54 | #80 | 3,322 |
| 1974 | #1,520 | 64 | #81 | 3,216 |
| 1973 | #1,548 | 60 | #78 | 3,348 |
| 1972 | #1,698 | 52 | #68 | 4,001 |
| 1971 | #1,456 | 71 | #62 | 4,889 |
| 1970 | #1,343 | 78 | #57 | 5,480 |
| 1969 | #1,355 | 71 | #54 | 5,516 |
| 1968 | #1,334 | 69 | #52 | 5,875 |
| 1967 | #1,348 | 66 | #50 | 6,220 |
| 1966 | #1,430 | 59 | #49 | 6,571 |
| 1965 | #1,337 | 67 | #48 | 6,815 |
| 1964 | #1,578 | 52 | #50 | 7,199 |
| 1963 | #1,522 | 54 | #52 | 7,879 |
| 1962 | #1,651 | 47 | #52 | 8,197 |
| 1961 | #1,420 | 62 | #53 | 8,306 |
| 1960 | #1,430 | 59 | #52 | 7,999 |
| 1959 | #1,315 | 66 | #53 | 7,564 |
| 1958 | #1,557 | 47 | #57 | 6,946 |
| 1957 | #1,474 | 52 | #71 | 5,857 |
| 1956 | #2,249 | 24 | #85 | 4,669 |
| 1955 | #1,691 | 37 | #93 | 3,752 |
| 1954 | #1,836 | 32 | #105 | 3,350 |
| 1953 | #2,122 | 24 | #117 | 2,771 |
| 1952 | #2,411 | 19 | #133 | 2,185 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | #141 | 1,931 |
| 1950 | #2,185 | 20 | #149 | 1,757 |
| 1949 | #2,013 | 23 | #139 | 1,985 |
| 1948 | #2,126 | 21 | #125 | 2,269 |
| 1947 | #1,946 | 25 | #126 | 2,280 |
| 1946 | #2,094 | 20 | #129 | 1,972 |
| 1945 | #1,743 | 23 | #129 | 1,639 |
| 1944 | #1,967 | 19 | #143 | 1,494 |
| 1943 | #1,791 | 23 | #145 | 1,455 |
| 1942 | #1,917 | 20 | #145 | 1,408 |
| 1941 | #1,501 | 27 | #145 | 1,225 |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | #142 | 1,233 |
| 1939 | #1,585 | 23 | #140 | 1,175 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #153 | 1,059 |
| 1937 | #1,845 | 18 | #160 | 922 |
| 1936 | #1,480 | 25 | #160 | 892 |
| 1935 | #1,381 | 28 | #162 | 882 |
| 1934 | #1,771 | 19 | #168 | 841 |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 | #171 | 810 |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | #170 | 856 |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 | #170 | 814 |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 28 | #163 | 912 |
| 1929 | #1,598 | 24 | #165 | 874 |
| 1928 | #1,425 | 30 | #160 | 955 |
| 1927 | #1,384 | 34 | #153 | 1,033 |
| 1926 | #1,830 | 22 | #156 | 1,012 |
| 1925 | #1,647 | 26 | #158 | 977 |
| 1924 | #1,723 | 25 | #156 | 1,034 |
| 1923 | #1,520 | 29 | #150 | 1,025 |
| 1922 | #1,836 | 22 | #137 | 1,146 |
| 1921 | #1,867 | 22 | #134 | 1,196 |
| 1920 | #1,751 | 23 | #136 | 1,146 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | #136 | 1,097 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #135 | 1,163 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #131 | 1,111 |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 | #132 | 1,054 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #130 | 1,016 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #138 | 733 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #147 | 508 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #152 | 394 |
| 1911 | — | #161 | 207 | |
| 1910 | — | #151 | 212 | |
| 1909 | — | #160 | 155 | |
| 1908 | — | #163 | 142 | |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | #159 | 139 |
| 1906 | — | #188 | 96 | |
| 1905 | — | #201 | 86 | |
| 1904 | — | #198 | 87 | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #200 | 78 |
| 1902 | — | #208 | 74 | |
| 1901 | — | #218 | 62 | |
| 1900 | — | #194 | 101 | |
| 1899 | — | #257 | 42 | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #245 | 51 |
| 1897 | — | #236 | 54 | |
| 1896 | — | #243 | 56 | |
| 1895 | — | #269 | 43 | |
| 1894 | — | #249 | 48 | |
| 1893 | — | #269 | 42 | |
| 1892 | — | #261 | 47 | |
| 1891 | — | #219 | 53 | |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #275 | 39 |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | #242 | 45 |
| 1888 | — | #233 | 57 | |
| 1887 | — | #250 | 40 | |
| 1886 | — | #317 | 29 | |
| 1885 | — | #290 | 33 | |
| 1884 | — | #265 | 41 | |
| 1883 | — | #289 | 32 | |
| 1882 | — | #248 | 46 | |
| 1881 | — | #262 | 36 | |
| 1880 | — | #258 | 42 | |
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#63 · 1 in 267
- South Carolina#68 · 1 in 319
- Alabama#68 · 1 in 321
- North Carolina#69 · 1 in 321
- Georgia#70 · 1 in 354
Best ever in a state: #10 in New Mexico, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #63 | 71 | 1 in 267 |
| Alabama | #68 | 84 | 1 in 321 |
| South Carolina | #68 | 66 | 1 in 319 |
| North Carolina | #69 | 117 | 1 in 321 |
| Georgia | #70 | 111 | 1 in 354 |
| Oklahoma | #77 | 57 | 1 in 374 |
| Tennessee | #80 | 78 | 1 in 421 |
| Florida | #83 | 114 | 1 in 480 |
| Kentucky | #83 | 66 | 1 in 427 |
| South Dakota | #84 | 14 | 1 in 380 |
| Arkansas | #85 | 39 | 1 in 409 |
| Minnesota | #86 | 61 | 1 in 510 |
| Iowa | #87 | 48 | 1 in 462 |
| Vermont | #91 | 6 | 1 in 512 |
| Indiana | #94 | 76 | 1 in 540 |
| Oregon | #94 | 36 | 1 in 538 |
| Wyoming | #94 | 7 | 1 in 509 |
| Nebraska | #96 | 21 | 1 in 569 |
| West Virginia | #96 | 24 | 1 in 579 |
| Virginia | #97 | 58 | 1 in 574 |
| Missouri | #101 | 57 | 1 in 644 |
| Wisconsin | #101 | 46 | 1 in 751 |
| Kansas | #106 | 28 | 1 in 601 |
| Michigan | #107 | 91 | 1 in 737 |
| Texas | #108 | 241 | 1 in 512 |
| Idaho | #111 | 14 | 1 in 601 |
| Montana | #112 | 10 | 1 in 581 |
| Illinois | #113 | 127 | 1 in 659 |
| Ohio | #114 | 108 | 1 in 744 |
| Alaska | #120 | 6 | 1 in 589 |
| New Mexico | #122 | 19 | 1 in 539 |
| Louisiana | #125 | 57 | 1 in 612 |
| Massachusetts | #125 | 33 | 1 in 1,028 |
| Washington | #126 | 36 | 1 in 823 |
| Colorado | #129 | 28 | 1 in 777 |
| Maryland | #131 | 28 | 1 in 809 |
| New Hampshire | #131 | 5 | 1 in 1,138 |
| California | #137 | 269 | 1 in 668 |
| North Dakota | #139 | 6 | 1 in 920 |
| Maine | #140 | 7 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Utah | #143 | 21 | 1 in 905 |
| New Jersey | #151 | 40 | 1 in 1,061 |
| Arizona | #154 | 27 | 1 in 775 |
| District of Columbia | #161 | 10 | 1 in 789 |
| Pennsylvania | #162 | 55 | 1 in 1,383 |
| New York | #174 | 95 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Hawaii | #176 | 8 | 1 in 805 |
| Connecticut | #205 | 10 | 1 in 1,731 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 401 | #233 (1888) | #265 |
| 1890s | 475 | #219 (1891) | #252 |
| 1900s | 1,020 | #159 (1907) | #189 |
| 1910s | 7,495 | #130 (1915) | #141 |
| 1920s | 10,398 | #134 (1921) | #151 |
| 1930s | 9,163 | #140 (1939) | #162 |
| 1940s | 16,960 | #125 (1948) | #137 |
| 1950s | 40,782 | #53 (1959) | #100 |
| 1960s | 70,577 | #48 (1965) | #51 |
| 1970s | 35,676 | #57 (1970) | #81 |
| 1980s | 24,500 | #108 (1980) | #118 |
| 1990s | 16,141 | #147 (1990) | #201 |
| 2000s | 9,850 | #281 (2002) | #318 |
| 2010s | 6,031 | #383 (2010) | #484 |
| 2020s | 2,126 | #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 1979
girls
#2,218
44 births · 1 in 36,483 girls
boys
#104
2,645 births · 1 in 651 boys
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 36,483 of them was named Tony, which outranked 81.5% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Tony
- #2,187Terah45
- #2,187Terica45
- #2,187Yasmeen45
- #2,218Tony44
- #2,218Antonio44
- #2,218Arielle44
- #2,218Debby44
- #2,248August43
- #2,248Avis43
- #2,248Billi43
Tied with 29 names at #2,218; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 651 of them was named Tony, which outranked 98.5% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Tony
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.