Anthony

Where Anthony comes from

From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is of uncertain etymology, but is not Greek or Hebrew; most likely of Etruscan origin, possibly derived from Ani, the Etruscan god of the sky. Doublet of Antoine.
— Wiktionary's entry for Anthony
  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Anthony through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #103 among boys, with 130 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1897
    Anthony Eden born
    British soldier, diplomat and politician
  3. 1937
    Anthony Hopkins born
    Welsh–American actor and director
  4. 2007
    Peak, #7
    19,639 babies named Anthony, its best rank.
  5. 2017
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #33.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin, in regular use since the Middle Ages.
Namesakes
  • Anthony Hopkins · Welsh–American actor and director, born 1937
  • Anthony Eden · British soldier, diplomat and politician, 1897–1977
  • Anthony Bourdain · American chef and television personality, 1956–2018
  • Anthony Albanese · 31st prime minister of Australia, born 1963
  • Anthony van Dyck · Flemish Baroque artist, 1599–1641

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.