US rank #10170 Boys' name Peak 2001 173 births

Anthonyjames — #10170 US boys' name

173 babies named Anthonyjames in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s342000s622010s322020s22
#10170
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2001
Single peak year

11 babies were named Anthonyjames in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anthonyjames

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Anthonyjames between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anthonyjames currently holds the #10170 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anthonyjames performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Anthonyjames shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Anthonyjames in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anthonyjames 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 173 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.

Anthonyjames at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

173

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2001

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,170

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anthonyjames popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
11
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4681012 202420172011200720032000199619881986 7

Anthonyjames by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
62 births that decade — 36% of Anthonyjames's all-time total
1980s231990s342000s622010s322020s22

Anthonyjames by state

Where Anthonyjames concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Anthonyjames
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 6.9%
California share of Anthonyjames's total US births 6.9%

12 of 173 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anthonyjames?
173 babies have been named Anthonyjames since 1986. It currently ranks #10170 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 11 births.
When was Anthonyjames most popular?
Anthonyjames was most popular in the 2000s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Anthonyjames most popular?
The top states for the name Anthonyjames are California (12 births).
How long has the name Anthonyjames been used?
Anthonyjames has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anthonyjames?
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, 1986–2024 (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.