Tony Name Popularity

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How popular is Tony?

The less frequently given name Tony was the 586th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 48, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1965.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1961 with 8,297 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Tony was 29 in 1886.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Tony occurred roughly during the years 1885-1888, 1897-1900, 1906-1916, 1936-1947, and 1951-1959, whereas 1989-1999, and 2006-2009 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Tony popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The popularity trend for Tony has steadily decreased for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Tony lately has dropped.

The name Tony still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Tony has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Tony (Girl)		Tony (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5	17,806	465	586
2017		< 5	--	517	543
2016		< 5	--	563	523
2015		< 5	--	577	503
2014		< 5	--	664	448
2013		< 5	--	664	435
2012		< 5	--	653	428
2011		< 5	--	690	409
2010		5	19,596	748	384
2009		< 5	--	805	378
2008		5	20,237	885	354
2007		10	11,550	1,001	320
2006		6	16,988	984	328
2005		7	14,410	1,030	318
2004		8	12,686	957	321
2003		12	9,014	999	302
2002		< 5	--	1,071	281
2001		10	10,057	1,025	291
2000		7	13,054	1,086	283
1999		5	16,754	1,133	266
1998		10	9,231	1,177	255
1997		10	8,983	1,248	242
1996		12	7,546	1,315	229
1995		11	8,044	1,555	196
1994		20	5,008	1,627	190
1993		24	4,381	1,872	171
1992		18	5,465	1,926	163
1991		22	4,642	2,100	155
1990		25	4,111	2,182	147
1989		21	4,520	2,299	132
1988		21	4,300	2,244	133
1987		42	2,488	2,290	123
1986		31	3,048	2,360	120
1985		31	2,999	2,523	114
1984		36	2,622	2,442	112
1983		47	2,134	2,351	119
1982		34	2,760	2,607	113
1981		34	2,717	2,649	111
1980		38	2,533	2,728	108
1979		44	2,245	2,646	104
1978		61	1,726	2,775	97
1977		50	1,972	2,942	92
1976		66	1,549	3,063	86
1975		54	1,755	3,326	80
1974		64	1,531	3,220	80
1973		60	1,567	3,354	78
1972		52	1,721	4,004	68
1971		71	1,464	4,889	62
1970		78	1,354	5,482	57
1969		71	1,368	5,514	54
1968		69	1,348	5,878	52
1967		66	1,359	6,223	50
1966		59	1,446	6,569	49
1965		67	1,349	6,822	48
1964		52	1,589	7,201	50
1963		54	1,545	7,877	52
1962		47	1,671	8,196	52
1961		62	1,426	8,297	53
1960		59	1,441	7,996	52
1959		67	1,313	7,562	53
1958		46	1,586	6,937	57
1957		53	1,471	5,859	71
1956		24	2,317	4,675	85
1955		37	1,731	3,747	93
1954		32	1,872	3,349	105
1953		24	2,172	2,774	117
1952		19	2,496	2,189	133
1951		15	2,799	1,930	141
1950		20	2,247	1,759	149
1949		23	2,063	1,987	139
1948		21	2,181	2,268	125
1947		25	1,984	2,277	126
1946		20	2,147	1,974	129
1945		23	1,791	1,641	129
1944		19	2,022	1,493	143
1943		23	1,832	1,455	145
1942		20	1,975	1,408	145
1941		27	1,534	1,226	145
1940		16	2,099	1,232	142
1939		23	1,632	1,175	140
1938		10	2,919	1,058	153
1937		18	1,907	923	160
1936		25	1,501	892	160
1935		28	1,414	884	162
1934		19	1,831	841	168
1933		15	2,145	810	171
1932		19	1,870	855	170
1931		15	2,198	813	170
1930		28	1,494	911	163
1929		24	1,639	875	165
1928		30	1,465	955	160
1927		34	1,402	1,033	153
1926		22	1,875	1,011	157
1925		26	1,698	977	158
1924		25	1,764	1,033	156
1923		29	1,553	1,027	150
1922		22	1,893	1,146	137
1921		22	1,918	1,196	134
1920		23	1,809	1,146	136
1919		10	3,202	1,097	136
1918		8	3,824	1,163	135
1917		13	2,541	1,111	131
1916		15	2,234	1,054	132
1915		7	3,765	1,016	130
1914		6	3,571	733	138
1913		5	3,656	508	147
1912		6	2,943	394	153
1911		< 5	--	207	162
1910		< 5	--	212	151
1909		< 5	--	155	160
1908		< 5	--	142	163
1907		8	1,628	139	160
1906		< 5	--	96	189
1905		< 5	--	86	204
1904		< 5	--	87	200
1903		6	1,772	78	200
1902		< 5	--	74	208
1901		< 5	--	62	221
1900		< 5	--	101	194
1899		< 5	--	42	265
1898		5	1,950	51	247
1897		< 5	--	54	237
1896		< 5	--	56	245
1895		< 5	--	43	271
1894		< 5	--	48	252
1893		< 5	--	42	271
1892		< 5	--	47	264
1891		< 5	--	53	222
1890		5	1,515	39	278
1889		6	1,264	45	243
1888		< 5	--	57	233
1887		< 5	--	40	253
1886		< 5	--	29	319
1885		< 5	--	33	295
1884		< 5	--	41	268
1883		< 5	--	32	293
1882		< 5	--	46	255
1881		< 5	--	36	267
1880		< 5	--	42	261

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.