Trend of the Popularity of Anthony as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 5,967 male babies that were named Anthony in the US, which was 0.35% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Anthony peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1990 with a count of 25,088 babies, which was 1.22% of the total male babies born in the US in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Anthony, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Anthony.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Anthony in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Anthony in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Anthony from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Anthony as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	17604	0.99
1981	18569	1.04
1982	19648	1.08
1983	19830	1.11
1984	20956	1.16
1985	22104	1.20
1986	21956	1.19
1987	23127	1.24
1988	23644	1.24
1989	24423	1.22
1990	25088	1.22
1991	24447	1.21
1992	23174	1.16
1993	21788	1.11
1994	21604	1.12
1995	20482	1.08
1996	20508	1.08
1997	20034	1.06
1998	19634	1.03
1999	19472	1.01
2000	19656	1.00
2001	19737	1.02
2002	19590	1.01
2003	20149	1.02
2004	19613	0.99
2005	19387	0.97
2006	19413	0.95
2007	19639	0.95
2008	18417	0.90
2009	16327	0.82
2010	15511	0.81
2011	14290	0.75
2012	13228	0.70
2013	12295	0.65
2014	11613	0.61
2015	10664	0.56
2016	9900	0.52
2017	8877	0.48
2018	8048	0.44
2019	7725	0.43
2020	7037	0.41
2021	6792	0.39
2022	6607	0.38
2023	6277	0.37
2024	6353	0.37
2025	5967	0.35