Boys' name · since 1952
Athony
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 516 babies named Athony, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,755 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 516
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Athony sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 516 recorded since 1952.
Athony has 516 recorded births among boys since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1995.
- #7,755 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 516 born since 1952
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Athony ranks #7,755 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 516 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,755 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 516
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Athony's 516 recorded births place it above 82.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Athony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Athony's full recorded timeline at 1973, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Athony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1995
- Peak year (1986)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Athony by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (167 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Athony's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Athony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
- 1960s
1960s
128 births
- 1970s
1970s
148 births
- 1980s
1980s
167 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 167 births (32% of all-time use).
How Athony 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 Athony's total volume
Athony by state
Where Athony concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.2% |
6 of 516 births nationwide.
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What to do with Athony's data
- Athony's decade-level peak was the 1980s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Athonys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Athony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1952–1995 (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 Athony 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.