# Anthony (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/anthony/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “flower” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈænθəni/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Tony, Ant, Tone |
| Variant spellings | Antony |
| US babies named this | 1,495,156 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,488,042 / 7,114 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 14,019, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is of uncertain etymology, but is not Greek or Hebrew; most likely of Etruscan origin, possibly derived from Ani, the Etruscan god of the sky. Doublet of Antoine.

## What it means

Anthony is grouped under flower.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27 | 5,117 |
| 2011 | 24 | 5,563 |
| 2012 | 15 | 7,848 |
| 2013 | 15 | 7,786 |
| 2014 | 18 | 6,744 |
| 2015 | 13 | 8,505 |
| 2016 | 11 | 9,477 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10,782 |
| 2018 | 5 | 15,926 |
| 2019 | 6 | 13,990 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10,334 |
| 2021 | 5 | 15,498 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12,360 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10,404 |
| 2025 | 10 | 9,515 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14,290 | 11 |
| 2012 | 13,228 | 15 |
| 2013 | 12,295 | 19 |
| 2014 | 11,613 | 21 |
| 2015 | 10,664 | 25 |
| 2016 | 9,900 | 30 |
| 2017 | 8,877 | 33 |
| 2018 | 8,048 | 38 |
| 2019 | 7,725 | 38 |
| 2020 | 7,037 | 41 |
| 2021 | 6,792 | 43 |
| 2022 | 6,607 | 44 |
| 2023 | 6,277 | 46 |
| 2024 | 6,353 | 44 |
| 2025 | 5,967 | 46 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 393 | 153 |
| 2012 | 414 | 142 |
| 2013 | 400 | 148 |
| 2014 | 422 | 135 |
| 2015 | 388 | 144 |
| 2016 | 422 | 140 |
| 2017 | 383 | 150 |
| 2018 | 355 | 158 |
| 2019 | 322 | 164 |
| 2020 | 318 | 166 |
| 2021 | 269 | 202 |
| 2022 | 282 | 180 |
| 2023 | 280 | 184 |
| 2024 | 228 | 216 |
| 2025 | 206 | 239 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: أَنْتُونِيّ, أنطوني
- Armenian: Անտոնիոս
- Bulgarian: Антоний, Анто́н, А́нтъни
- Catalan: Antoni
- Chinese: 安東尼 /安东尼
- Czech: Antonín
- Danish: Anton
- Dutch: Anton
- Esperanto: Antono
- Estonian: Anton, Tõnis, Tõnn, Tõnu
- Finnish: Anttoni
- French: Antoine, Anthony
- Georgian: ანტონი
- German: Anton
- Greek: Αντώνιος, Αντώνης
- Hungarian: Antal
- Irish: Antaine, Antóin
- Italian: Antonio
- Japanese: アンソニー, アントワン, アントワーヌ, アントニオ
- Korean: 앤토니, 앤서니

## People named Anthony

- Anthony Eden, British soldier, diplomat and politician (1897–1977)
- Anthony Bourdain, American chef and television personality (1956-2018)
- Anthony Albanese, 31st prime minister of Australia
- Anthony van Dyck, Flemish Baroque artist (1599–1641)
- Anthony James Leggett, British physicist (1938–2026)
- Anthony Perkins, American actor (1932–1992)
- Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens, British sociologist (born 1938)
- Anthony Fauci, 5th Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 202
- Anthony Kiedis, American musician
- Anthony Martial, French footballer (born 1995)
- Anthony Trollope, English novelist of the Victorian period (1815-1882)
- Anthony Minghella, British film director, playwright and screenwriter (1954-2008)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.