Recorded 1978–2008 Boys' name Peak 1997 130 births

Anthone — boys' name

130 babies named Anthone in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s371990s662000s22

The verdict

130 boys have been named Anthone since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

130
total births
1978–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Anthone was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

12 babies were named Anthone in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anthone

The Social Security Administration has registered 130 babies named Anthone between 1978 and 2008, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anthone currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anthone performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Anthone shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anthone 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 130 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.

Anthone at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

130

Since 1978

31 years of records

Peak year

1997

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1978

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2008

Anthone popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1978

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1997)
12
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
468101214 2008199919951992198819841978 5

Anthone by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
66 births that decade — 51% of Anthone's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anthone?
130 babies have been named Anthone since 1978. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1997 with 12 births.
When was Anthone most popular?
Anthone was most popular in the 1990s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Anthone been used?
Anthone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 31 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Anthone?
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.

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, 1978–2008 (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.