Meaning not yet researched.
Tony: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 325 in 2025. Its best rank was #48 in 1965.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #48 in 1965; #784 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Tony in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#784 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1965, at #48.
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Tony: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 325 boys in 2025. Peak: #48 in 1965 · most boys in one year: 8,306 (1961).
In 2025, 325 US boys were named Tony, making it the 784th most common boys’ name of the year, up 25 places from #809 in 2024. That is 12 more than the 313 boys named Tony in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #48, reached in 1965. The most boys given the name in a single year was 8,306, in 1961. For comparison, it was #500 in 2015 and #149 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Tony in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 42 babies with the name. In all, 254,483 US babies have been given the name, 1.1% of them girls and 99% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1960s, with 71,183 babies named Tony.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 4,151 US boys were named Tony; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 567. In 2025 that was about 1 in 5,256 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Tony ranked highest in Maryland in 2025, at #564 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Antonio (264,970 babies since 1880), Toni (101,762 babies since 1880), Antoine (27,652 babies since 1880) and Anton (23,936 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Tonny, Tonyia and Tonio are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Anthony.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Arabic, Dutch and English. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Tonny (902), Tonyia (572), Tonio (369), Tonni (261), Tunya (258), Tonee (175), Toniya (140), Toini (84), Tonnya (72), Tonye (68), Tonea (65), Tonii (22), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
Tony is listed as a nickname for Anthony, Antoinette, Antonia, Antonio, Clifton, Shelton.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 29 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 9 | #564 | #575 |
| Kansas | 6 | #583 | #511 |
| North Carolina | 17 | #587 | #467 |
| Louisiana | 8 | #588 | #347 |
| Georgia | 17 | #622 | #410 |
| California | 46 | #626 | #356 |
| Texas | 49 | #631 | #478 |
| Indiana | 10 | #664 | #573 |
| Florida | 23 | #701 | #475 |
| South Carolina | 6 | #731 | #584 |
| New Jersey | 9 | #755 | #581 |
| Alabama | 6 | #758 | #700 |
| Missouri | 7 | #783 | #725 |
| Illinois | 11 | #797 | #540 |
| Michigan | 9 | #826 | #627 |
| Ohio | 10 | #849 | #509 |
| Tennessee | 7 | #917 | #384 |
| Arizona | 6 | #919 | #457 |
| Colorado | 5 | #949 | #679 |
| Virginia | 7 | #959 | #617 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | #1,419 | #700 |
| New York | 7 | #1,558 | #695 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 325 | #784 |
| 2024 | — | — | 313 | #809 |
| 2023 | — | — | 290 | #842 |
| 2022 | — | — | 379 | #699 |
| 2021 | — | — | 392 | #679 |
| 2020 | — | — | 427 | #630 |
| 2019 | 5 | #17,767 | 467 | #593 |
| 2018 | 5 | #17,933 | 471 | #583 |
| 2017 | — | — | 520 | #544 |
| 2016 | — | — | 567 | #522 |
| 2015 | — | — | 581 | #500 |
| 2014 | — | — | 666 | #448 |
| 2013 | — | — | 664 | #435 |
| 2012 | — | — | 653 | #428 |
| 2011 | — | — | 691 | #409 |
| 2010 | 5 | #19,624 | 751 | #383 |
| 2009 | — | — | 805 | #378 |
| 2008 | 5 | #20,255 | 886 | #354 |
| 2007 | 10 | #11,560 | 1,002 | #320 |
| 2006 | 6 | #16,994 | 985 | #328 |
| 2005 | 7 | #14,415 | 1,030 | #318 |
| 2004 | 8 | #12,692 | 959 | #321 |
| 2003 | 12 | #9,015 | 1,000 | #302 |
| 2002 | — | — | 1,072 | #281 |
| 2001 | 10 | #10,061 | 1,025 | #291 |
| 2000 | 7 | #13,059 | 1,086 | #283 |
| 1999 | 5 | #16,758 | 1,134 | #266 |
| 1998 | 10 | #9,234 | 1,177 | #255 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,984 | 1,248 | #242 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,546 | 1,315 | #229 |
| 1995 | 11 | #8,045 | 1,556 | #196 |
| 1994 | 20 | #5,011 | 1,627 | #190 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,382 | 1,872 | #171 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,466 | 1,927 | #163 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,642 | 2,102 | #155 |
| 1990 | 25 | #4,114 | 2,183 | #147 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,519 | 2,301 | #132 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,301 | 2,243 | #133 |
| 1987 | 42 | #2,489 | 2,291 | #123 |
| 1986 | 31 | #3,050 | 2,361 | #120 |
| 1985 | 31 | #3,003 | 2,525 | #114 |
| 1984 | 36 | #2,622 | 2,440 | #112 |
| 1983 | 47 | #2,133 | 2,351 | #119 |
| 1982 | 34 | #2,762 | 2,611 | #112 |
| 1981 | 34 | #2,719 | 2,650 | #111 |
| 1980 | 38 | #2,532 | 2,727 | #108 |
| 1979 | 44 | #2,245 | 2,645 | #104 |
| 1978 | 61 | #1,726 | 2,770 | #97 |
| 1977 | 50 | #1,972 | 2,938 | #92 |
| 1976 | 66 | #1,549 | 3,067 | #86 |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,755 | 3,322 | #80 |
| 1974 | 64 | #1,530 | 3,216 | #81 |
| 1973 | 60 | #1,568 | 3,348 | #78 |
| 1972 | 52 | #1,722 | 4,001 | #68 |
| 1971 | 71 | #1,465 | 4,889 | #62 |
| 1970 | 78 | #1,353 | 5,480 | #57 |
| 1969 | 71 | #1,369 | 5,516 | #54 |
| 1968 | 69 | #1,345 | 5,875 | #52 |
| 1967 | 66 | #1,358 | 6,220 | #50 |
| 1966 | 59 | #1,446 | 6,571 | #49 |
| 1965 | 67 | #1,349 | 6,815 | #48 |
| 1964 | 52 | #1,589 | 7,199 | #50 |
| 1963 | 54 | #1,545 | 7,879 | #52 |
| 1962 | 47 | #1,670 | 8,197 | #52 |
| 1961 | 62 | #1,425 | 8,306 | #53 |
| 1960 | 59 | #1,442 | 7,999 | #52 |
| 1959 | 66 | #1,325 | 7,564 | #53 |
| 1958 | 47 | #1,577 | 6,946 | #57 |
| 1957 | 52 | #1,489 | 5,857 | #71 |
| 1956 | 24 | #2,318 | 4,669 | #85 |
| 1955 | 37 | #1,730 | 3,752 | #93 |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,870 | 3,350 | #105 |
| 1953 | 24 | #2,171 | 2,771 | #117 |
| 1952 | 19 | #2,496 | 2,185 | #133 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,800 | 1,931 | #141 |
| 1950 | 20 | #2,247 | 1,757 | #149 |
| 1949 | 23 | #2,064 | 1,985 | #139 |
| 1948 | 21 | #2,181 | 2,269 | #125 |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,985 | 2,280 | #126 |
| 1946 | 20 | #2,147 | 1,972 | #129 |
| 1945 | 23 | #1,791 | 1,639 | #129 |
| 1944 | 19 | #2,022 | 1,494 | #143 |
| 1943 | 23 | #1,831 | 1,455 | #145 |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,975 | 1,408 | #145 |
| 1941 | 27 | #1,535 | 1,225 | #145 |
| 1940 | 16 | #2,099 | 1,233 | #142 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,633 | 1,175 | #140 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,917 | 1,059 | #153 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,906 | 922 | #160 |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,501 | 892 | #160 |
| 1935 | 28 | #1,415 | 882 | #162 |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,830 | 841 | #168 |
| 1933 | 15 | #2,146 | 810 | #171 |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,871 | 856 | #170 |
| 1931 | 15 | #2,198 | 814 | #170 |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,495 | 912 | #163 |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,639 | 874 | #165 |
| 1928 | 30 | #1,464 | 955 | #160 |
| 1927 | 34 | #1,402 | 1,033 | #153 |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,876 | 1,012 | #157 |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,698 | 977 | #158 |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,764 | 1,034 | #156 |
| 1923 | 29 | #1,553 | 1,025 | #150 |
| 1922 | 22 | #1,893 | 1,146 | #137 |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,918 | 1,196 | #134 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,809 | 1,146 | #136 |
| 1919 | 10 | #3,201 | 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 | #3,764 | 1,016 | #130 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,571 | 733 | #138 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,656 | 508 | #147 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,943 | 394 | #153 |
| 1911 | — | — | 207 | #162 |
| 1910 | — | — | 212 | #151 |
| 1909 | — | — | 155 | #160 |
| 1908 | — | — | 142 | #163 |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,628 | 139 | #160 |
| 1906 | — | — | 96 | #189 |
| 1905 | — | — | 86 | #204 |
| 1904 | — | — | 87 | #200 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,772 | 78 | #200 |
| 1902 | — | — | 74 | #208 |
| 1901 | — | — | 62 | #221 |
| 1900 | — | — | 101 | #194 |
| 1899 | — | — | 42 | #265 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,950 | 51 | #247 |
| 1897 | — | — | 54 | #237 |
| 1896 | — | — | 56 | #245 |
| 1895 | — | — | 43 | #271 |
| 1894 | — | — | 48 | #252 |
| 1893 | — | — | 42 | #271 |
| 1892 | — | — | 47 | #264 |
| 1891 | — | — | 53 | #222 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,515 | 39 | #278 |
| 1889 | 6 | #1,264 | 45 | #243 |
| 1888 | — | — | 57 | #233 |
| 1887 | — | — | 40 | #253 |
| 1886 | — | — | 29 | #319 |
| 1885 | — | — | 33 | #295 |
| 1884 | — | — | 41 | #268 |
| 1883 | — | — | 32 | #293 |
| 1882 | — | — | 46 | #255 |
| 1881 | — | — | 36 | #267 |
| 1880 | — | — | 42 | #261 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).