Recorded 1980–2021 Boys' name Peak 2008 162 births

Janthony — boys' name

162 babies named Janthony in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s72000s502010s832020s11
2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Janthony was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

13 babies were named Janthony in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Janthony

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Janthony between 1980 and 2021, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Janthony currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Janthony performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Janthony shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Janthony in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Janthony 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 162 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.

Janthony at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

162

Since 1980

42 years of records

Peak year

2008

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1980

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2021

Janthony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1980

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2008)
13
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
468101214 20212018201520122009200619871980 5

Janthony by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
83 births that decade — 51% of Janthony's all-time total
1980s111990s72000s502010s832020s11

Janthony by state

Where Janthony concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Janthony
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 3.7%
Texas share of Janthony's total US births 3.7%

6 of 162 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Janthony?
162 babies have been named Janthony since 1980. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2008 with 13 births.
When was Janthony most popular?
Janthony was most popular in the 2010s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Janthony most popular?
The top states for the name Janthony are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Janthony been used?
Janthony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 42 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Janthony?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jan, Jansen, Janet, Janice, 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, 1980–2021 (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.