NameTides

Anton

Anton was the #1,388 boys' name in the US in 2025 (132 babies), and #1,066 in England & Wales and #1,207 in Canada.

Anton as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Anton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Anton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,388 (132)#1,066 (28)———#1,207 (20)
2024#1,481 (122)#857 (37)#478 (6)—#655 (4)#788 (33)
2023#1,465 (123)#1,071 (27)#614 (4)——#1,079 (21)
2022#1,393 (133)#993 (30)——#657 (4)#763 (33)
2021#1,198 (162)#761 (44)#720 (3)#433 (3)#552 (5)#892 (27)
2020#1,240 (150)#627 (55)#476 (6)#392 (3)—#557 (47)
2019#1,132 (172)#762 (42)#464 (6)#312 (5)#764 (3)#798 (30)
2018#1,094 (179)#835 (37)#392 (8)—#635 (4)#885 (26)
2017#987 (207)#848 (37)#442 (7)#363 (4)—#695 (36)
2016#993 (205)#585 (62)#486 (6)#358 (4)#541 (5)#622 (43)
2015#966 (214)#682 (49)#426 (7)#342 (4)#503 (6)#765 (32)
2014#893 (241)#632 (54)#439 (7)#281 (6)#609 (4)#564 (48)
2013#1,020 (191)#532 (69)#366 (9)—#448 (7)#640 (40)
2012#979 (204)#526 (70)#361 (9)#247 (7)#548 (5)#640 (38)
2011#1,008 (192)#516 (68)#421 (7)#261 (6)#490 (6)#634 (39)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1880 at #171.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Anton is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 18,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Anton by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #570WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: #1,023ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,150CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Anton (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,1239

Anton (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AntonCanadaBoys#1,20720
AntonEngland & WalesBoys#1,06628
AntonIrelandBoys—too few
AntonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AntonScotlandBoys—too few
AntonUSGirls—too few
AntonUSBoys#1,388132