Anthony
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning priceless, of inestimable worth.
Babies a year
8,810
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#46
down from #44
UK popularity
#239
206 babies · down from #216
How Anthony has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #25 |
| 2016 | #30 |
| 2017 | #33 |
| 2018 | #38 |
| 2019 | #38 |
| 2020 | #41 |
| 2021 | #43 |
| 2022 | #44 |
| 2023 | #46 |
| 2024 | #44 |
| 2025 | #46 |
In 2025, 206 babies in England and Wales were named Anthony. In the US, 8,810 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 25,075 in 1990.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Anthony was most common in 1990, when it went to 1.17% of American babies of that sex.
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