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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #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 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #34 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 132 boysAKMaine: #47 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 226 boysMEVermont: #43 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 197 boysVTNew Hampshire: #56 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 295 boysNHWashington: #55 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 267 boysWAIdaho: #91 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 403 boysIDMontana: #70 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 343 boysMTNorth Dakota: #62 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 297 boysNDMinnesota: #53 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 294 boysMNIllinois: #30 for boys · 890 births · 1 in 126 boysILWisconsin: #45 for boys · 209 births · 1 in 219 boysWIMichigan: #35 for boys · 650 births · 1 in 154 boysMINew York: #18 for boys · 2,419 births · 1 in 73 boysNYMassachusetts: #32 for boys · 385 births · 1 in 145 boysMARhode Island: #23 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 84 boysRIOregon: #64 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 314 boysORNevada: #30 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 117 boysNVWyoming: #50 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 219 boysWYSouth Dakota: #56 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 294 boysSDIowa: #55 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 304 boysIAIndiana: #35 for boys · 348 births · 1 in 159 boysINOhio: #31 for boys · 854 births · 1 in 135 boysOHPennsylvania: #27 for boys · 1,160 births · 1 in 106 boysPANew Jersey: #19 for boys · 805 births · 1 in 73 boysNJConnecticut: #27 for boys · 256 births · 1 in 97 boysCTCalifornia: #30 for boys · 1,263 births · 1 in 133 boysCAUtah: #74 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 364 boysUTColorado: #30 for boys · 164 births · 1 in 124 boysCONebraska: #54 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 297 boysNEMissouri: #36 for boys · 290 births · 1 in 166 boysMOKentucky: #31 for boys · 298 births · 1 in 122 boysKYWest Virginia: #56 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 296 boysWVVirginia: #30 for boys · 294 births · 1 in 151 boysVAMaryland: #24 for boys · 313 births · 1 in 101 boysMDDelaware: #26 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 116 boysDEArizona: #32 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 143 boysAZNew Mexico: #17 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 82 boysNMKansas: #43 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 191 boysKSArkansas: #51 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 221 boysARTennessee: #31 for boys · 327 births · 1 in 125 boysTNNorth Carolina: #35 for boys · 379 births · 1 in 146 boysNCSouth Carolina: #27 for boys · 231 births · 1 in 133 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #18 for boys · 201 births · 1 in 74 boysDCOklahoma: #58 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 239 boysOKLouisiana: #23 for boys · 355 births · 1 in 119 boysLAMississippi: #43 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 195 boysMSAlabama: #32 for boys · 314 births · 1 in 127 boysALGeorgia: #27 for boys · 431 births · 1 in 116 boysGAHawaii: #36 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 139 boysHITexas: #42 for boys · 570 births · 1 in 217 boysTXFlorida: #25 for boys · 418 births · 1 in 113 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#17 · 1 in 82
  2. New York#18 · 1 in 73
  3. District of Columbia#18 · 1 in 74
  4. New Jersey#19 · 1 in 73
  5. Rhode Island#23 · 1 in 84

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#171481 in 82
District of Columbia#182011 in 74
New York#182,4191 in 73
New Jersey#198051 in 73
Louisiana#233551 in 119
Rhode Island#231101 in 84
Maryland#243131 in 101
Florida#254181 in 113
Delaware#26431 in 116
Connecticut#272561 in 97
Georgia#274311 in 116
Pennsylvania#271,1601 in 106
South Carolina#272311 in 133
California#301,2631 in 133
Colorado#301641 in 124
Illinois#308901 in 126
Nevada#30231 in 117
Virginia#302941 in 151
Kentucky#312981 in 122
Ohio#318541 in 135
Tennessee#313271 in 125
Alabama#323141 in 127
Arizona#32991 in 143
Massachusetts#323851 in 145
Alaska#34241 in 132
Indiana#353481 in 159
Michigan#356501 in 154
North Carolina#353791 in 146
Hawaii#36531 in 139
Missouri#362901 in 166
Texas#425701 in 217
Kansas#431301 in 191
Mississippi#431461 in 195
Vermont#43201 in 197
Wisconsin#452091 in 219
Maine#47461 in 226
Wyoming#50161 in 219
Arkansas#51921 in 221
Minnesota#531361 in 294
Nebraska#54541 in 297
Iowa#551011 in 304
Washington#551191 in 267
New Hampshire#56201 in 295
South Dakota#56281 in 294
West Virginia#56731 in 296
Oklahoma#581041 in 239
North Dakota#62251 in 297
Oregon#64571 in 314
Montana#70231 in 343
Utah#74331 in 364
Idaho#91181 in 403

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 1956

girls
#1,272
67 births · 1 in 29,966 girls
boys
#30
15,565 births · 1 in 136 boys

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #1,272Anthony67

Top boys' names in 1956

  1. #1Michael90,691
  2. #2James84,897
  3. #3Robert83,924
  4. #4David81,652
  5. #5John80,804
  6. #6William58,991
  7. #7Richard52,915
  8. #8Mark48,828
  9. #9Thomas44,836
  10. #10Steven38,413
  11. #30Anthony15,565
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 29,966 of them was named Anthony, which outranked 81.5% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Anthony
  1. #1,260Suzy68
  2. #1,260Teresia68
  3. #1,260Tonie68
  4. #1,272Anthony67
  5. #1,272Cari67
  6. #1,272Gary67
  7. #1,272Kevin67
  8. #1,279Cristy66
  9. #1,279Deidra66
  10. #1,279Edythe66

Tied with 6 names at #1,272; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

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

boys

2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 136 of them was named Anthony, which outranked 99.3% of the 4,455 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. #27George17,232
  2. #28Randy16,547
  3. #29Douglas16,389
  4. #30Anthony15,565
  5. #31Terry15,064
  6. #32Brian14,666
  7. #33Bruce14,660
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,847Jace#2,764 → #917
  2. ↑ 678Rich#1,572 → #894
  3. ↑ 590Broderick#1,273 → #683
  4. ↑ 559Elvis#921 → #362
  5. ↑ 513Tracey#1,419 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Adolphus#906 → #1,257
  2. ↓ 336Randolf#949 → #1,285
  3. ↓ 279Cordell#792 → #1,071
  4. ↓ 272Rudolfo#885 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 269Aurelio#949 → #1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1956 →