Antony Boy
How popular is Antony?
#1,621 boy name in 2025
104 baby boys were named Antony in the US in 2025, making it the 1621st most popular boy name.
Antony popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,621 for boys (▲ 155 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 104 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-17% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,381 in 2015, #1,962 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (266 boys) |
| Highest rank | #611 in 1970 |
| First recorded | 1900 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Antony counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Antony family of names ranked #1,072 for boys in 2025 (#1,145 the year before), with 172 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Antony | 104 | 60% |
| Antoni | 61 | 35% |
| Antonie | 7 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Antony is most popular
Babies named Antony per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (63 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
Antony by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 11 | #1,129 |
| 1910s | 129 | #1,260 |
| 1920s | 149 | #1,747 |
| 1930s | 117 | #1,559 |
| 1940s | 171 | #1,459 |
| 1950s | 499 | #938 |
| 1960s | 1,151 | #617 |
| 1970s | 1,270 | #611 |
| 1980s | 1,323 | #721 |
| 1990s | 1,660 | #773 |
| 2000s | 2,333 | #734 |
| 2010s | 1,307 | #956 |
| 2020s | 581 | #1,508 |
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Questions
- Is Antony a boy or girl name?
- Antony is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Antony were boys.
- How popular is the name Antony?
- 104 baby boys were named Antony in the US in 2025, making it the 1621st most popular boy name.
- When was Antony most popular?
- Antony peaked in 2007, when 266 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #611 in 1970.
- How many people are named Antony?
- 10,701 babies have been named Antony in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,604 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Antony most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Antony was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.