Anthony Boy
How popular is Anthony?
#46 boy name in 2025
5,967 baby boys were named Anthony in the US in 2025, making it the 46th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Anthony popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #46 for boys (▼ 2 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5,967 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #25 in 2015, #41 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (25,088 boys) |
| Highest rank | #7 in 2007 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Anthony counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Anthony family of names ranked #54 for boys in 2025 (#50 the year before), with 5,980 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony | 5,967 | 100% |
| Anthoni | 8 | 0% |
| Anthonny | 5 | 0% |
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 Anthony is most popular
Babies named Anthony per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Delaware: 8.9 per 1,000 (135 boys)
- New Jersey: 8.0 per 1,000 (1,614 boys)
- Rhode Island: 7.9 per 1,000 (129 boys)
- Connecticut: 7.5 per 1,000 (508 boys)
- Massachusetts: 7.1 per 1,000 (972 boys)
Anthony by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,611 | #80 |
| 1890s | 2,453 | #64 |
| 1900s | 5,043 | #40 |
| 1910s | 35,627 | #35 |
| 1920s | 50,054 | #39 |
| 1930s | 42,546 | #44 |
| 1940s | 64,825 | #36 |
| 1950s | 136,647 | #26 |
| 1960s | 203,159 | #20 |
| 1970s | 174,873 | #20 |
| 1980s | 211,861 | #16 |
| 1990s | 216,231 | #15 |
| 2000s | 191,928 | #7 |
| 2010s | 112,151 | #10 |
| 2020s | 39,033 | #41 |
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Questions
- Is Anthony a boy or girl name?
- Anthony is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Anthony were boys.
- How popular is the name Anthony?
- 5,967 baby boys were named Anthony in the US in 2025, making it the 46th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Anthony most popular?
- Anthony peaked in 1990, when 25,088 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #7, held for 2 years starting in 2007.
- How many people are named Anthony?
- 1,495,156 babies have been named Anthony in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,218,008 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 39.
- Where is Anthony most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Anthony was most common in Delaware, at 8.9 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.