Boys' name · since 1968
Deanthony
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 3,359 babies named Deanthony, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,348 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,173 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,359
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deanthony currently ranks #4173 among boys' names in America, with 3,359 babies recorded since 1968.
Deanthony has 3,359 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4173 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #2,348 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,173 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,359 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deanthony ranks #2,348 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,173 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,359 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,348 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,173 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,359
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deanthony's 3,359 recorded births place it above 94.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Deanthony compares
3,359 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Deanthony's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deanthony | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,359 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 116 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deanthony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deanthony splits its recorded history at 1998: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 116 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deanthony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 116
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Deanthony by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,038 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Deanthony's strongest decade.
1,038 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Deanthony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s 90
1970s
90 births
- 1980s
1980s
434 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,038 births
- 2000s
2000s
924 births
- 2010s
2010s
658 births
- 2020s 206
2020s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,038 births (31% of all-time use).
How Deanthony 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 Deanthony's total volume
Deanthony by state
Where Deanthony concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 389 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 330 | 9.8% |
| #3 | California | | 248 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 190 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 188 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 120 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 79 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 67 | 2.0% |
389 of 3,359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Deanthony appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deanthony's data
- Deanthony's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,038 total births); usage has since declined to 206 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Deanthonys (389 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deanthony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Deanthony 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.