Antony
Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the Antonii, a gens to which Mark Antony belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries.
Meaning & Origin of Antony
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the Antonii, a gens to which Mark Antony belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries.
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The Story of Antony
The earliest SSA record of Antony as a baby boy name dates back to 1900, when 6 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 266 newborns named Antony — #804 in the national rankings. About 22% of every Antony on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Antony ranks #1,549 for baby boys with 113 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). All told, over 11K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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About the name Antony
Antony is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Antony's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #611. Use the chart and map above to compare Antony's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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