# Tony (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/tony/  
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 | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtoʊni/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 254,483 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 251,595 / 2,888 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,327, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Clipping of Anthony /Antony. The statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing are formally known as “Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre”; they are named for Antoinette Perry (1888–1946), an actress, director, producer and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, who was nicknamed Tony.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12 | 7,546 |
| 1997 | 10 | 8,984 |
| 1998 | 10 | 9,234 |
| 1999 | 5 | 16,758 |
| 2000 | 7 | 13,059 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10,061 |
| 2003 | 12 | 9,015 |
| 2004 | 8 | 12,692 |
| 2005 | 7 | 14,415 |
| 2006 | 6 | 16,994 |
| 2007 | 10 | 11,560 |
| 2008 | 5 | 20,255 |
| 2010 | 5 | 19,624 |
| 2018 | 5 | 17,933 |
| 2019 | 5 | 17,767 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 691 | 409 |
| 2012 | 653 | 428 |
| 2013 | 664 | 435 |
| 2014 | 666 | 448 |
| 2015 | 581 | 500 |
| 2016 | 567 | 522 |
| 2017 | 520 | 544 |
| 2018 | 471 | 583 |
| 2019 | 467 | 593 |
| 2020 | 427 | 630 |
| 2021 | 392 | 679 |
| 2022 | 379 | 699 |
| 2023 | 290 | 842 |
| 2024 | 313 | 809 |
| 2025 | 325 | 784 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73 | 495 |
| 2012 | 68 | 538 |
| 2013 | 47 | 692 |
| 2014 | 64 | 562 |
| 2015 | 49 | 682 |
| 2016 | 60 | 597 |
| 2017 | 38 | 833 |
| 2018 | 36 | 851 |
| 2019 | 35 | 856 |
| 2020 | 42 | 755 |
| 2021 | 33 | 907 |
| 2022 | 38 | 825 |
| 2023 | 33 | 929 |
| 2024 | 38 | 847 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1,466 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 托尼
- Greek: Αντωνάκης, Τόνι
- Italian: Tony, Tonio
- Japanese: トーニ
- Korean: 토니
- Polish: Antek

## People named Tony

- Tony Curtis, American actor (1925–2010)
- Tony Parker, French basketball player (born 1982)
- Tony Scott, British film director and producer (1944–2012)
- Tony Tan Keng Yam, 7th President of Singapore
- Tony Shalhoub, American actor (born 1953)
- Tony Adams, English footballer (born 1966)
- Tony Popovic, Australian soccer player and manager
- Tony Hawk, American professional skateboarder and actor
- Tony Benn, British politician (1925–2014)
- Tony Todd, American actor (1954–2024)
- Tony Hibbert, English footballer
- Tony Hale, American actor

## 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.