Boys' name · since 1916
Anthon
Anthon has 406 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,934 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 406
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
Anthon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 406 have been recorded since 1916.
Anthon has 406 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2023.
- #8,934 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 406 born since 1916
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anthon ranks #8,934 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 406 born since 1916, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,934 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 406
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
Anthon's 406 recorded births place it above 80.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Anthon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anthon's full recorded timeline at 1979, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anthon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2023
- Peak year (1973)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Anthon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (85 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Anthon's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Anthon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s 29
1920s
29 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 85 births (21% of all-time use).
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- Anthon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anthon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1916–2023 (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 Anthon 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.