Boys' name · since 1961
Antonius
Antonius has 622 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 622
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Antonius sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 622 recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Antonius recorded 622 times among boys since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2024.
- #6,912 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 622 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antonius ranks #6,912 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 622 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 622
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Antonius's 622 recorded births place it above 84.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Antonius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Antonius splits its recorded history at 1996: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Antonius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Antonius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (133 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Antonius's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Antonius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s
1970s
120 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 133 births (21% of all-time use).
How Antonius 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 Antonius's total volume
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What to do with Antonius's data
- Antonius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 43 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Antonius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1961–2024 (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 Antonius 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.