Boys' name · since 1955
Anothony
Anothony has 344 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,830 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 344
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
344 boys have been named Anothony since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anothony has been recorded 344 times among boys since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2004.
- #9,830 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 344 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anothony ranks #9,830 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 344 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,830 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 344
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Anothony's 344 recorded births place it above 78.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Anothony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anothony's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anothony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2004
- Peak year (1961)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Anothony by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (123 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Anothony's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Anothony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
123 births
- 1970s
1970s
82 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 123 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Anothony's data
- Anothony's decade-level peak was the 1960s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anothony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1955–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anothony draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.