Recorded 1905–2023 Boys' name Peak 1971 2,798 births

Anthoney — boys' name

2,798 babies named Anthoney in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s541920s561930s381940s611950s2861960s4671970s4561980s4211990s4332000s3412010s1472020s32
1960s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Anthoney was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

65 babies were named Anthoney in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anthoney

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,798 babies named Anthoney between 1905 and 2023, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anthoney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anthoney performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 467 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Anthoney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 252 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Anthoney in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anthoney 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 2,798 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.

Anthoney at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,798

Since 1905

119 years of records

Peak year

1971

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1905

Recorded for 119 years

Last year on file: 2023

Anthoney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1905

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1971)
65
Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
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Anthoney by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
467 births that decade — 17% of Anthoney's all-time total
1900s61910s541920s561930s381940s611950s2861960s4671970s4561980s4211990s4332000s3412010s1472020s32

Anthoney by state

Where Anthoney concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Anthoney
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
252 9.0%
#2 Texas
41 1.5%
#3 Illinois
22 0.8%
#4 Ohio
18 0.6%
#5 Michigan
15 0.5%
#6 New York
15 0.5%
#7 Louisiana
14 0.5%
#8 Georgia
12 0.4%
California share of Anthoney's total US births 9.0%
Even split

252 of 2,798 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Anthoney appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anthoney?
2,798 babies have been named Anthoney since 1905. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1971 with 65 births.
When was Anthoney most popular?
Anthoney was most popular in the 1960s decade with 467 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Anthoney most popular?
The top states for the name Anthoney are California (252 births), Texas (41 births), Illinois (22 births).
How long has the name Anthoney been used?
Anthoney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 119 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Anthoney?
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.

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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, 1905–2023 (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.