Recorded 1952–1995 Boys' name Peak 1986 516 births

Athony — boys' name

516 babies named Athony in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s441960s1281970s1481980s1671990s29
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Athony was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

29 babies were named Athony in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Athony

The Social Security Administration has registered 516 babies named Athony between 1952 and 1995, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Athony currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Athony performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Athony shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Athony in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Athony 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 516 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.

Athony at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

516

Since 1952

44 years of records

Peak year

1986

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1952

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1995

Athony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1952

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1986)
29
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 19951987198119751969196319571952 9

Athony by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
167 births that decade — 32% of Athony's all-time total
1950s441960s1281970s1481980s1671990s29

Athony by state

Where Athony concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Athony
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
6 1.2%
Alabama share of Athony's total US births 1.2%

6 of 516 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Athony?
516 babies have been named Athony since 1952. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1986 with 29 births.
When was Athony most popular?
Athony was most popular in the 1980s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Athony most popular?
The top states for the name Athony are Alabama (6 births).
How long has the name Athony been used?
Athony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 44 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Athony?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Atharv, Athan, Athanasios, Atharva, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1952–1995 (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.