US rank #1773 Boys' name Peak 2007 10,597 births

Antony — #1773 US boys' name

10,597 babies named Antony in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1773
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Antony was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

266 babies were named Antony in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antony

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,597 babies named Antony between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Antony currently holds the #1773 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 266 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antony performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,333 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Antony shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,644 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Antony in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antony 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 10,597 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.

Antony at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

10,597

Since 1900

125 years of records

Peak year

2007

266 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,773

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1900

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2024

Antony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1900

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
266
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Antony by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,333 births that decade — 22% of Antony's all-time total
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Antony by state

Where Antony concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Antony
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,644 15.5%
#2 New York
1,090 10.3%
#3 Texas
653 6.2%
#4 Florida
495 4.7%
#5 Illinois
370 3.5%
#6 New Jersey
313 3.0%
#7 Georgia
235 2.2%
#8 Ohio
220 2.1%
California share of Antony's total US births 15.5%
Even split

1,644 of 10,597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Antony appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antony?
10,597 babies have been named Antony since 1900. It currently ranks #1773 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 266 births.
When was Antony most popular?
Antony was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,333 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Antony most popular?
The top states for the name Antony are California (1,644 births), New York (1,090 births), Texas (653 births).
How long has the name Antony been used?
Antony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 125 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Antony?
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, 1900–2024 (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.