Recorded 1970–1989 Boys' name Peak 1986 61 births

Nthony — boys' name

61 babies named Nthony in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s44
1980s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Nthony was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nthony in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nthony

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Nthony between 1970 and 1989, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nthony currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nthony performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nthony shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nthony 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 61 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.

Nthony at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

61

Since 1970

20 years of records

Peak year

1986

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1970

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1989

Nthony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1970

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1986)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 1989198819871986198519831982197919721970 5

Nthony by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
44 births that decade — 72% of Nthony's all-time total
1970s171980s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nthony?
61 babies have been named Nthony since 1970. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1986 with 11 births.
When was Nthony most popular?
Nthony was most popular in the 1980s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Nthony been used?
Nthony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 20 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Nthony?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nthan. 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, 1970–1989 (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.