Boys' name · peaked in 1880
Anton name popularity since 1925
18,459 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Anton. Half of them were born in 1984 or earlier, so the typical Anton is about 42 years old in 2026. Anton peaked in 1880 as the #171 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,459
- Named Anton, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #171 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,389 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 21 girls · 18,438 boys
- Most popular in
- Wisconsin
- 2.90× its national share
Peak year is the year Anton 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.
Anton births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1995. Measured as a share of all babies, Anton peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Steepest fall: Between 1937 and 1942, Anton's share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 8,600 to 1 in 13,000.
- Fastest rise: Between 1965 and 1970, it became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 16,500 baby boys to 1 in 8,890.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Anton's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Anton.
Decade by decade
Babies named Anton 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 | 0 | 858 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,258 | #566 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,127 | #568 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,284 | #608 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,536 | #697 |
| 1970s | 8 | 2,089 | #524 |
| 1980s | 13 | 2,367 | #581 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,519 | #562 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,580 | #749 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,998 | #967 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 822 | #1,389 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
21.1% of babies named Anton from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Anton is most popular
The index compares Anton'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 Anton.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 2.90× | 802 |
| Illinois | 2.85× | 1,952 |
| Minnesota | 2.12× | 545 |
| Michigan | 1.78× | 955 |
| New York | 1.64× | 1,753 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Anton's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Anton.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Anton (1880).
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