Boys' name · since 1913

Anthany

537 babies named Anthany in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#7,554 of 45,481
all-time among boys
537
born since 1913
2000s
peak decade

Anthany sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 537 recorded since 1913.

Anthany has 537 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2013.

  • #7,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 537 born since 1913
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anthany ranks #7,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 537 born since 1913, peaking in the 2000s.

#7,554 of 45,481
all-time among boys
537
born since 1913
2000s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Anthany's 537 recorded births place it above 83.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Anthany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Anthany splits its recorded history at 1984: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Anthany popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2013

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2006)
23
Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
0510152025 191319581965197519881996200320102013 9

Anthany by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (164 births, 31% of the file).

2000s was Anthany's strongest decade.

164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Anthany births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 164 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Anthany compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Anthany's total volume

Anthany vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -40, 5.2%-64, 3.5%-57, 3.9%-108, 2.8%-28, 8.8%-49, 8.6%-118, 5.9%-21, 8.2%-27, 7.4%-34, 6.9%-110, 4.8%-46, 6.5%-38, 6.1%-72, 5.4%-32, 7.8%Anthany-101, 4.3%Anthany
Anthany vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anthany?
Anthany has been given to 537 babies in the U.S. since 1913, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #7,554 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2013. 23 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Anthany sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anthany ranks #7,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Anthany most popular?
Anthany was most popular in the 2000s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Anthany been used?
The SSA has tracked Anthany since 1913 -- 101 years through the most recent 2013 data.
What names are similar to Anthany?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anthony, Antonio, Antoine, Anton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Anthany's data

  • Anthany's decade-level peak was the 2000s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2010s -- 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.

Keep exploring Anthany

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Anthany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1913–2013 (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 Anthany 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.