Boys' name · since 1987
Josephanthony
72 babies named Josephanthony in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 72
- total births
- 1987–2018
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Josephanthony sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 72 recorded since 1987.
Josephanthony has 72 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1987 to 2018.
- 72 total births
- 1987–2018 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Josephanthony's 72 recorded births place it above 57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Josephanthony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Josephanthony's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Josephanthony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2018
- Peak year (2002)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Josephanthony by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Josephanthony's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Josephanthony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31 births (43% of all-time use).
Josephanthony by state
Where Josephanthony concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.9% |
5 of 72 births nationwide.
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- Josephanthony's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Josephanthonys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1987–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Josephanthony: Baby Name Since 1987 - 72 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/josephanthony. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Josephanthony 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 July 2026.