Recorded 1955–2004 Boys' name Peak 1961 344 births

Anothony — boys' name

344 babies named Anothony in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s531960s1231970s821980s611990s112000s14
1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Anothony was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

18 babies were named Anothony in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anothony

The Social Security Administration has registered 344 babies named Anothony between 1955 and 2004, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anothony currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anothony performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Anothony shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anothony in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 344 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anothony at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

344

Since 1955

50 years of records

Peak year

1961

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1955

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2004

Anothony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1955

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1961)
18
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 20041988198219751970196519601955 10

Anothony by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
123 births that decade — 36% of Anothony's all-time total
1950s531960s1231970s821980s611990s112000s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anothony?
344 babies have been named Anothony since 1955. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1961 with 18 births.
When was Anothony most popular?
Anothony was most popular in the 1960s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Anothony been used?
Anothony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 50 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Anothony?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anoop, Anothy, Anothny, Anoah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.