Boys' name · since 1900
Antony
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 10,701 babies named Antony, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,159 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,623 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,701
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
10,701 babies have been named Antony since 1900, making it today's #1623 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antony has been recorded 10,701 times among boys since 1900, currently ranked #1623 nationally and more common than 88% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #1,159 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,623 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,701 born since 1900
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antony ranks #1,159 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,623 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,701 born since 1900, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,159 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,623 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,701
- born since 1900
- 2000s
- peak decade
Antony's 10,701 recorded births place it above 97.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Antony compares
10,701 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Antony's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Antony | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,701 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 266 | 34 | 22,252 |
Antony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Antony's full recorded timeline at 1968, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1903, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 266 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Antony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 266
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Antony by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,333 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Antony's strongest decade.
2,333 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Antony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 129
1910s
129 births
- 1920s 149
1920s
149 births
- 1930s 117
1930s
117 births
- 1940s 171
1940s
171 births
- 1950s 499
1950s
499 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,151 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,270 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,323 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,660 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,333 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,307 births
- 2020s 581
2020s
581 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,333 births (22% of all-time use).
How Antony 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 Antony's total volume
Antony by state
Where Antony concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,655 | 15.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,100 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 665 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 495 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 370 | 3.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 319 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 235 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 225 | 2.1% |
1,655 of 10,701 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Antony appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Antony's data
- Antony's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,333 total births); usage has since declined to 581 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Antonys (1,655 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Antony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Antony 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.