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
#7
2007 · 19,639 births
Debut · boys
1880
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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #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 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedAKMaine: #81 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 401 boysMEVermont: #62 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 268 boysVTNew Hampshire: #70 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 376 boysNHWashington: #125 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 718 boysWAIdaho: #185 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,051 boysIDMontana: #83 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 354 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #91 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 511 boysMNIllinois: #37 for boys · 372 births · 1 in 196 boysILWisconsin: #60 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 306 boysWIMichigan: #53 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 285 boysMINew York: #18 for boys · 1,619 births · 1 in 74 boysNYMassachusetts: #26 for boys · 343 births · 1 in 119 boysMARhode Island: #17 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 57 boysRIOregon: #160 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 964 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Anthony, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #134 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 763 boysSDIowa: #135 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 892 boysIAIndiana: #98 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 622 boysINOhio: #46 for boys · 246 births · 1 in 276 boysOHPennsylvania: #26 for boys · 744 births · 1 in 125 boysPANew Jersey: #17 for boys · 512 births · 1 in 73 boysNJConnecticut: #19 for boys · 235 births · 1 in 76 boysCTCalifornia: #54 for boys · 312 births · 1 in 262 boysCAUtah: #159 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 862 boysUTColorado: #35 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 173 boysCONebraska: #117 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 665 boysNEMissouri: #77 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 408 boysMOKentucky: #116 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 688 boysKYWest Virginia: #122 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 695 boysWVVirginia: #162 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,054 boysVAMaryland: #55 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 265 boysMDDelaware: #31 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 143 boysDEArizona: #88 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 370 boysAZNew Mexico: #74 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 268 boysNMKansas: #121 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 621 boysKSArkansas: #157 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 957 boysARTennessee: #122 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 734 boysTNNorth Carolina: #153 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 926 boysNCSouth Carolina: #164 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,019 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #56 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 286 boysDCOklahoma: #91 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 434 boysOKLouisiana: #45 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 207 boysLAMississippi: #105 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 605 boysMSAlabama: #110 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 659 boysALGeorgia: #125 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 719 boysGAHawaii: #60 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 182 boysHITexas: #121 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 595 boysTXFlorida: #75 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 370 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#17 · 1 in 57
  2. New Jersey#17 · 1 in 73
  3. New York#18 · 1 in 74
  4. Connecticut#19 · 1 in 76
  5. Massachusetts#26 · 1 in 119

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#175121 in 73
Rhode Island#171121 in 57
New York#181,6191 in 74
Connecticut#192351 in 76
Massachusetts#263431 in 119
Pennsylvania#267441 in 125
Delaware#31181 in 143
Colorado#35641 in 173
Illinois#373721 in 196
Louisiana#451311 in 207
Ohio#462461 in 276
Michigan#532061 in 285
California#543121 in 262
Maryland#55741 in 265
District of Columbia#56341 in 286
Hawaii#60271 in 182
Wisconsin#60971 in 306
Vermont#62111 in 268
New Hampshire#70111 in 376
New Mexico#74241 in 268
Florida#75591 in 370
Missouri#77851 in 408
Maine#81201 in 401
Montana#83131 in 354
Arizona#88191 in 370
Minnesota#91521 in 511
Oklahoma#91521 in 434
Indiana#98551 in 622
Mississippi#105411 in 605
Alabama#110521 in 659
Kentucky#116431 in 688
Nebraska#117171 in 665
Kansas#121261 in 621
Texas#1211311 in 595
Tennessee#122451 in 734
West Virginia#122291 in 695
Georgia#125511 in 719
Washington#125281 in 718
South Dakota#13471 in 763
Iowa#135251 in 892
North Carolina#153471 in 926
Arkansas#157221 in 957
Utah#15991 in 862
Oregon#160121 in 964
Virginia#162291 in 1,054
South Carolina#164241 in 1,019
Idaho#18551 in 1,051
Alaska———
Nevada———
North Dakota———
Wyoming———

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 1943

girls
#1,834
22 births · 1 in 63,422 girls
boys
#44
6,202 births · 1 in 230 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #1,834Anthony22

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #44Anthony6,202
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 63,422 of them was named Anthony, which outranked 65.8% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Anthony
  1. #1,791Tony23
  2. #1,791Wava23
  3. #1,791Wynne23
  4. #1,834Anthony22
  5. #1,834Amber22
  6. #1,834Annabel22
  7. #1,834Arlena22
  8. #1,900Aggie21
  9. #1,900Alverta21
  10. #1,900Anice21

Tied with 65 names at #1,834; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

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

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 230 of them was named Anthony, which outranked 98.9% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Anthony
  1. #41Wayne6,761
  2. #42Jimmy6,444
  3. #43Albert6,307
  4. #44Anthony6,202
  5. #45Fred6,168
  6. #46Bobby6,121
  7. #47Eugene5,902
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Derek#1,228 → #714
  2. ↑ 465Armond#1,421 → #956
  3. ↑ 368Les#1,214 → #846
  4. ↑ 347Aron#1,244 → #897
  5. ↑ 321Edsel#1,167 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Humberto#780 → #1,280
  2. ↓ 352Chauncey#928 → #1,280
  3. ↓ 352Clearence#991 → #1,343
  4. ↓ 344Macarthur#512 → #856
  5. ↓ 325Reyes#933 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1943 →