The first name Anton

In 2025, 28 boys were named Anton, making it the 1,066th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2003, with 95 births (#300).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Anton with other names.

In 2025, 132 boys born in the United States were named Anton, the 1,389th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 357 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Anton Bruckner
  Austrian composer (1824-1896)
• Anton Zeilinger
  Austrian quantum physicist (born 1945)
• Anton Webern
  Austrian composer and conductor, 1883–1945
• Anton Yelchin
  American actor (1989–2016)
• Anton Raphael Mengs
  German-Bohemian painter active in Dresden, Rome and Madrid (1728-1779)
• Anton Mauve
  Dutch painter (1838–1888)
• Anton Diabelli
  Austrian composer and publisher, 1781–1858
• Anton Reicha
  Czech-born French composer (1770–1836)
• Anton Mussert
  Dutch fascist (1894-1946)
• Anton Corbijn
  Dutch film director, video director and photographer (born 1955)
• Anton von Werner
  German painter (1843-1915)
• Anton Ondruš
  Czechoslovakian soccer player, born 1950

• Leo
• Lucas
• Paul
• Max
• Theodore
• Sebastian
• Anthony
• Gabriel
• Patrick
• Martin
• Mark
• Roman
• Leon
• Francis
• Felix
• Julian

All 381 names of Latin origin

What does the name Anton mean?

Borrowed from German Anton and from other northern European languages. Doublet of Anthony.

What is the origin of the name Anton?

Borrowed from German Anton and from other northern European languages. Doublet of Anthony.

How popular is the name Anton?

In 2025, 28 boys born in England and Wales were named Anton, ranking 1,066th. Its peak was 2003, with 95 births.

Is Anton a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 23,936 US babies named Anton since 1880 were boys.

When was Anton most popular?

1915 in the United States, when 357 babies were named Anton, its highest rank at 252nd.

Is Anton also a surname?

Yes. Anton is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.