Anthony Name Popularity

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How popular is Anthony?

In 2018 the very popular name Anthony, ranked the 38th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Anthony has been a top 250 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 7, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 2007 and as recently as 2008.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1990 with 25,075 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Anthony was 128 in 1881.

Anthony, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1885-1889, 1897-1900, 1903-1915, 1934-1938, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, 1948-1961, and 1980-1990, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1970-1973, 1991-1995, and 2005-2017.

The popularity trend for Anthony has steadily decreased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Anthony for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Anthony?

Anthony's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Anthony is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Anthony (Girl)		Anthony (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5	15,828	8,003	38
2017		8	11,709	8,833	33
2016		11	9,456	9,865	30
2015		13	8,488	10,634	25
2014		18	6,731	11,580	21
2013		15	7,773	12,266	19
2012		15	7,835	13,203	15
2011		24	5,554	14,267	11
2010		27	5,114	15,493	10
2009		26	5,390	16,307	11
2008		28	5,158	18,397	7
2007		30	4,821	19,627	7
2006		26	5,244	19,404	9
2005		27	4,839	19,379	8
2004		55	2,887	19,604	11
2003		38	3,668	20,145	10
2002		45	3,151	19,586	12
2001		40	3,370	19,735	11
2000		52	2,782	19,651	17
1999		55	2,566	19,469	18
1998		51	2,654	19,631	19
1997		41	2,932	20,029	18
1996		67	2,060	20,504	19
1995		87	1,685	20,480	19
1994		90	1,662	21,599	18
1993		94	1,611	21,785	19
1992		81	1,782	23,165	19
1991		87	1,690	24,442	18
1990		100	1,532	25,075	15
1989		125	1,259	24,420	16
1988		178	945	23,631	18
1987		213	819	23,123	17
1986		197	844	21,953	19
1985		199	818	22,084	20
1984		158	931	20,957	21
1983		164	914	19,832	22
1982		135	1,064	19,642	22
1981		132	1,067	18,575	23
1980		161	927	17,613	24
1979		154	950	17,527	21
1978		150	939	16,816	20
1977		146	948	16,800	21
1976		140	926	16,611	22
1975		137	931	16,494	21
1974		125	980	16,388	21
1973		145	880	16,419	21
1972		135	918	17,462	22
1971		137	937	19,228	23
1970		143	913	21,185	22
1969		158	817	20,912	20
1968		137	879	20,233	21
1967		157	794	20,883	21
1966		172	748	20,625	22
1965		112	973	20,337	22
1964		120	964	20,134	21
1963		111	1,012	20,238	22
1962		104	1,059	20,102	24
1961		122	977	20,193	25
1960		98	1,086	19,501	25
1959		83	1,167	17,956	26
1958		82	1,173	17,418	27
1957		66	1,301	17,040	27
1956		67	1,273	15,559	30
1955		57	1,334	14,171	31
1954		58	1,302	13,127	32
1953		35	1,673	11,698	32
1952		43	1,470	11,188	34
1951		32	1,702	9,846	34
1950		23	2,006	8,618	36
1949		20	2,217	8,452	36
1948		23	2,012	7,880	41
1947		23	2,045	8,014	41
1946		25	1,815	6,772	44
1945		10	2,923	5,685	46
1944		14	2,408	5,605	46
1943		22	1,837	6,202	44
1942		23	1,761	6,210	44
1941		19	1,884	5,237	46
1940		19	1,847	4,766	46
1939		27	1,426	4,609	47
1938		16	2,026	4,689	46
1937		24	1,541	4,336	47
1936		16	1,954	3,978	48
1935		25	1,484	3,908	52
1934		17	1,916	3,840	52
1933		26	1,443	3,974	46
1932		34	1,239	4,221	45
1931		39	1,146	4,304	46
1930		30	1,405	4,677	44
1929		49	1,042	4,733	44
1928		31	1,396	4,716	44
1927		31	1,459	4,920	43
1926		34	1,357	5,060	42
1925		25	1,700	5,040	39
1924		20	1,995	5,193	39
1923		26	1,639	5,120	39
1922		24	1,734	5,093	39
1921		23	1,823	5,237	40
1920		32	1,409	4,944	43
1919		24	1,650	4,737	41
1918		19	1,967	5,168	39
1917		19	1,851	5,027	38
1916		16	2,033	4,749	37
1915		24	1,478	4,722	36
1914		14	1,820	3,695	37
1913		8	2,345	2,781	38
1912		8	2,164	2,480	37
1911		7	1,968	1,288	35
1910		6	2,155	980	37
1909		< 5	--	758	40
1908		< 5	--	690	41
1907		< 5	--	593	46
1906		< 5	--	542	44
1905		< 5	--	490	48
1904		< 5	--	422	56
1903		< 5	--	399	54
1902		< 5	--	420	54
1901		5	1,689	323	62
1900		< 5	--	406	67
1899		< 5	--	291	64
1898		< 5	--	325	65
1897		< 5	--	249	76
1896		5	1,597	276	73
1895		< 5	--	221	86
1894		< 5	--	257	77
1893		< 5	--	220	81
1892		< 5	--	255	78
1891		< 5	--	170	96
1890		< 5	--	189	91
1889		< 5	--	219	80
1888		< 5	--	193	93
1887		< 5	--	153	98
1886		< 5	--	174	93
1885		< 5	--	153	95
1884		< 5	--	179	88
1883		< 5	--	143	92
1882		< 5	--	139	105
1881		< 5	--	128	100
1880		< 5	--	130	103

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.