Recorded 1985–2014 Boys' name Peak 1989 136 births

Paulanthony — boys' name

136 babies named Paulanthony in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s351990s512000s402010s10
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Paulanthony was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

13 babies were named Paulanthony in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paulanthony

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Paulanthony between 1985 and 2014, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paulanthony currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paulanthony performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Paulanthony shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Paulanthony in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paulanthony 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 136 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.

Paulanthony at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

136

Since 1985

30 years of records

Peak year

1989

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1985

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2014

Paulanthony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1985

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1989)
13
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 20142007200219981993199019871985 5

Paulanthony by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
51 births that decade — 38% of Paulanthony's all-time total
1980s351990s512000s402010s10

Paulanthony by state

Where Paulanthony concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Paulanthony
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.7%
Texas share of Paulanthony's total US births 3.7%

5 of 136 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paulanthony?
136 babies have been named Paulanthony since 1985. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1989 with 13 births.
When was Paulanthony most popular?
Paulanthony was most popular in the 1990s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Paulanthony most popular?
The top states for the name Paulanthony are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Paulanthony been used?
Paulanthony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 30 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Paulanthony?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paul, Paulo, Paulino, Paula, 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, 1985–2014 (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.