Antony

Antony was the #1,621 boys' name in the US in 2025 (104 babies), and #1,124 in England & Wales and #1,565 in Canada.

Antony as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Antony as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Antony as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,621 (104)#1,124 (26)———#1,565 (14)—
2024#1,776 (92)#968 (32)———#1,583 (13)—
2023#1,508 (117)#874 (36)#614 (4)——#1,496 (13)—
2022#1,516 (119)#1,011 (29)#522 (5)—#779 (3)#1,092 (20)—
2021#1,964 (76)#1,004 (29)#605 (4)——#1,039 (22)—
2020#1,962 (73)#745 (43)#599 (4)——#1,129 (19)—
2019#1,691 (94)#813 (38)——#764 (3)#1,029 (21)—
2018#1,823 (83)#711 (48)——#749 (3)#1,175 (17)—
2017#1,644 (96)#709 (49)#532 (5)——#890 (26)—
2016#1,522 (110)#691 (50)#375 (9)——#847 (28)—
2015#1,381 (125)#640 (54)#588 (4)——#588 (45)—
2014#1,422 (118)#485 (81)#680 (3)——#643 (41)—
2013#1,096 (169)#479 (80)#466 (6)——#625 (41)—
2012#1,167 (156)#592 (59)#434 (7)—#718 (3)#557 (47)—
2011#1,198 (147)#486 (75)#421 (7)——#596 (42)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2007 at #804.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1900.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 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 16,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Antony is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 23,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Antony by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,119NYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: #915NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,508CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: 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: #1,483TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Antony (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
Quebec2025#6236

Antony (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
AntonyCanadaBoys#1,56514
AntonyEngland & WalesBoys#1,12426
AntonyIrelandBoys—too few
AntonyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AntonyNSWBoys—too few
AntonyScotlandBoys—too few
AntonyUSBoys#1,621104