Anthony

#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #46 for boys in 2025, 5,967 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
2007 · 19,639 births
Debut · boys
130 births
In top 100 · boys
144 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,488,042
since 1880

Anthony over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201911peak #7, 2007boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#9,45710#465,967
2024—#446,353
2023#10,3129#466,277
2022#12,2437#446,607
2021#15,2515#436,792
2020#10,2509#417,037
2019#13,7996#387,725
2018#15,6825#388,048
2017#10,6899#338,877
2016#9,41111#309,900
2015#8,44713#2510,664
2014#6,71318#2111,613
2013#7,74815#1912,295
2012#7,80415#1513,228
2011#5,54324#1114,290
2010#5,10827#1015,511
2009#5,37826#1116,327
2008#5,14228#718,417
2007#4,80830#719,639
2006#5,23326#919,413
2005#4,82827#819,387
2004#2,85156#1119,613
2003#3,65538#1020,149
2002#3,14645#1219,590
2001#3,36840#1119,737
2000#2,77752#1719,656
1999#2,56755#1819,472
1998#2,65151#1919,634
1997#2,93441#1820,034
1996#2,05867#1920,508
1995#1,68487#1920,482
1994#1,66390#1821,604
1993#1,61194#1921,788
1992#1,78281#1923,174
1991#1,68987#1824,447
1990#1,533100#1525,088
1989#1,267124#1624,423
1988#945178#1823,644
1987#819213#1723,127
1986#841198#1921,956
1985#819199#2022,104
1984#930158#2120,956
1983#914164#2219,830
1982#1,064135#2119,648
1981#1,068132#2318,569
1980#925161#2417,604
1979#950154#2117,513
1978#939150#2016,808
1977#947146#2116,804
1976#924140#2216,601
1975#932136#2116,489
1974#975126#2116,391
1973#880145#2116,414
1972#919134#2217,454
1971#938137#2319,223
1970#913143#2221,176
1969#817158#2020,904
1968#879137#2120,231
1967#793157#2120,887
1966#748172#2220,624
1965#982111#2220,326
1964#955121#2120,126
1963#1,010111#2220,250
1962#1,058104#2420,103
1961#978122#2520,209
1960#1,09297#2519,499
1959#1,17482#2617,972
1958#1,17382#2717,430
1957#1,30166#2717,057
1956#1,27267#3015,565
1955#1,33457#3114,170
1954#1,30058#3213,124
1953#1,67135#3211,693
1952#1,48742#3411,188
1951#1,66533#349,836
1950#2,00223#368,612
1949#2,21220#368,452
1948#2,00823#417,878
1947#2,04523#418,014
1946#1,80825#446,771
1945#2,91610#465,686
1944#2,40114#465,604
1943#1,83422#446,202
1942#1,76023#446,210
1941#1,88219#465,239
1940#1,84519#464,769
1939#1,42427#484,610
1938#2,02116#464,689
1937#1,53924#474,339
1936#1,95016#483,978
1935#1,48325#523,909
1934#1,91317#523,840
1933#1,44226#463,974
1932#1,23734#454,223
1931#1,14839#464,310
1930#1,40330#444,674
1929#1,04249#444,733
1928#1,39431#444,719
1927#1,45631#434,917
1926#1,35734#425,058
1925#1,70025#395,041
1924#1,99220#395,191
1923#1,63726#395,121
1922#1,73024#395,091
1921#1,82123#405,239
1920#1,40732#434,944
1919#1,64924#414,737
1918#1,96319#395,168
1917#1,84719#385,027
1916#2,02816#374,749
1915#1,47524#364,722
1914#1,81814#373,695
1913#2,3318#382,781
1912#2,1448#372,480
1911#1,9567#351,288
1910#2,1406#37980
1909—#40758
1908—#41690
1907—#46593
1906—#44542
1905—#48490
1904—#56422
1903—#54399
1902—#54420
1901#1,6795#62323
1900—#67406
1899—#64291
1898—#65325
1897—#76249
1896#1,5835#73276
1895—#86221
1894—#77257
1893—#81220
1892—#78255
1891—#96170
1890—#90189
1889—#80219
1888—#93193
1887—#98153
1886—#93174
1885—#95153
1884—#88179
1883—#92143
1882—#105139
1881—#100128
1880—#103130
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Anthony was already there! It came in at #103, and was given to 130 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 180 boys a year got the name.

Where Anthony is popular in 1911

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedNHWashington: #65 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 235 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #75 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 302 boysMNIllinois: #25 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 107 boysILWisconsin: #67 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 209 boysWIMichigan: #50 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 198 boysMINew York: #13 for boys · 410 births · 1 in 58 boysNYMassachusetts: #21 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 92 boysMARhode Island: #13 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 46 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedIAIndiana: #89 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 380 boysINOhio: #30 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 130 boysOHPennsylvania: #16 for boys · 217 births · 1 in 83 boysPANew Jersey: #12 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 50 boysNJConnecticut: #9 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 46 boysCTCalifornia: #59 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 260 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedUTColorado: #27 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 101 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedNEMissouri: #79 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 380 boysMOKentucky: #147 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 800 boysKYWest Virginia: #80 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 346 boysWVVirginia: #143 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 817 boysVAMaryland: #60 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 294 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,411 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #58 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 271 boysLAMississippi: #137 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 707 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedHITexas: #321 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,831 boysTXFlorida: #101 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 485 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Connecticut#9 · 1 in 46
  2. New Jersey#12 · 1 in 50
  3. Rhode Island#13 · 1 in 46
  4. New York#13 · 1 in 58
  5. Pennsylvania#16 · 1 in 83

Best ever in a state: #1 in Nevada, 2001.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#9591 in 46
New Jersey#121111 in 50
New York#134101 in 58
Rhode Island#13261 in 46
Pennsylvania#162171 in 83
Massachusetts#211001 in 92
Illinois#25851 in 107
Colorado#27131 in 101
Ohio#30601 in 130
Michigan#50181 in 198
Louisiana#58161 in 271
California#59131 in 260
Maryland#6091 in 294
Washington#6561 in 235
Wisconsin#67131 in 209
Minnesota#7591 in 302
Missouri#79141 in 380
West Virginia#8071 in 346
Indiana#8991 in 380
Florida#10151 in 485
Mississippi#13781 in 707
Virginia#14371 in 817
Kentucky#14761 in 800
North Carolina#21451 in 1,411
Texas#32151 in 1,831
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Anthony
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#44 → #46)
  • 5 spots since 2020 (#41 → #46)
  • 21 spots since 2015 (#25 → #46)
  • Biggest jump: 18 spots in 1892 (#96 → #78)
  • Biggest drop: 10 spots in 1890 (#80 → #90)
Rise & fade · boys
127 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2007 at #7 (19,639 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 6 yrs
  • Top 10: 6 yrs · run 2005–2008
  • Top 100: 144 yrs · run 1883–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 81
  • Highest: 1 in 81 boys born in 1987 were named Anthony (1.2%)
  • Latest: 1 in 286 boys born in 2025 (0.35%)
  • Its best rank, #7 in 2007, was only 1 in 106 (0.95%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 14.5% of all boys named Anthony (216,231) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,611#80 (1889)#95
1890s2,453#64 (1899)#79
1900s5,043#40 (1909)#51
1910s35,627#35 (1911)#38
1920s50,054#39 (1924)#41
1930s42,546#44 (1930)#47
1940s64,825#36 (1949)#43
1950s136,647#26 (1959)#31
1960s203,159#20 (1969)#22
1970s174,873#20 (1978)#21
1980s211,861#16 (1989)#20
1990s216,231#15 (1990)#18
2000s191,928#7 (2007)#10
2010s112,151#10 (2010)#24
2020s39,033#41 (2020)#44

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Anthony in 1911

girls
#1,956
7 births · 1 in 59,758 girls
boys
#35
1,288 births · 1 in 175 boys

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #1,956Anthony7

Top boys' names in 1911

  1. #1John13,446
  2. #2William10,593
  3. #3James9,952
  4. #4George6,586
  5. #5Robert6,526
  6. #6Joseph6,488
  7. #7Charles5,725
  8. #8Frank4,314
  9. #9Edward4,164
  10. #10Thomas3,292
  11. #35Anthony1,288
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 59,758 of them was named Anthony, which outranked 31.8% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Anthony
  1. #1,792Wilhelmenia8
  2. #1,792Wilhemina8
  3. #1,792Yetive8
  4. #1,956Anthony7
  5. #1,956Adabelle7
  6. #1,956Adelyne7
  7. #1,956Adrian7
  8. #2,191Adelaida6
  9. #2,191Adria6
  10. #2,191Agueda6

Tied with 234 names at #1,956; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,003Laurette#1,935 → #932
  2. ↑ 683Glenda#1,521 → #838
  3. ↑ 680Ana#1,421 → #741
  4. ↑ 623Vilma#1,521 → #898
  5. ↑ 523Emmaline#1,421 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,194Alys#997 → #2,191
  2. ↓ 959Leana#997 → #1,956
  3. ↓ 686Coletta#859 → #1,545
  4. ↓ 686Blossom#970 → #1,656
  5. ↓ 659Otis#997 → #1,656

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

225,970 boys got a published name in 1911; 1 in 175 of them was named Anthony, which outranked 98.2% of the 1,999 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Anthony
  1. #32Ernest1,338
  2. #33Francis1,311
  3. #34Earl1,305
  4. #35Anthony1,288
  5. #36Donald1,275
  6. #37Lawrence1,221
  7. #38Michael1,159
Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 900Vincenzo#1,589 → #689
  2. ↑ 900Wyman#1,589 → #689
  3. ↑ 882Rodger#1,589 → #707
  4. ↑ 796Cedric#1,589 → #793
  5. ↑ 796Hughie#1,589 → #793
Fallers
  1. ↓ 881Bertha#859 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 881Arlo#859 → #1,740
  3. ↓ 831Shelton#556 → #1,387
  4. ↓ 812Guss#928 → #1,740
  5. ↓ 812Halley#928 → #1,740

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1911 →