Boys' name · peaked in 1987
Anthony name popularity since 1925
1,424,556 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Anthony. Half of them were born in 1983 or earlier, so the typical Anthony is about 43 years old in 2026. Anthony peaked in 1987 as the #17 name for boys, and it ranked #46 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 1,424,556
- Named Anthony, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #46
- for boys in 2025 (5,967 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 6,834 girls · 1,417,722 boys
- Most popular in
- New Jersey
- 1.74× its national share
Peak year is the year Anthony made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Anthony births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1990. Measured as a share of all babies, Anthony peaked in 1987.
Decade by decade
Babies named Anthony in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 170 | 24,468 | – |
| 1930s | 254 | 42,546 | #52 |
| 1940s | 198 | 64,825 | #46 |
| 1950s | 545 | 136,647 | #31 |
| 1960s | 1,290 | 203,159 | #22 |
| 1970s | 1,411 | 174,873 | #21 |
| 1980s | 1,662 | 211,861 | #20 |
| 1990s | 753 | 216,231 | #19 |
| 2000s | 368 | 191,928 | #8 |
| 2010s | 143 | 112,151 | #25 |
| 2020–25 | 40 | 39,033 | #46 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
24.8% of babies named Anthony from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Anthony is most popular
The index compares Anthony's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Anthony.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 1.74× | 68,711 |
| Nevada | 1.66× | 8,522 |
| Rhode Island | 1.65× | 8,387 |
| New York | 1.64× | 178,843 |
| District of Columbia | 1.55× | 10,259 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Anthony and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony (this page) | 1,417,722 | 1987 |
| Anthoney | 2,708 | 1905 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Anthony's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Anthony.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Anthony (1987).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data