Male name
Anthony
14,019 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 7.
Origin
From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is of uncertain etymology, but is not Greek or Hebrew; most likely of Etruscan origin, possibly derived from Ani, the Etruscan god of the sky. Doublet of Antoine.From Wiktionary, entry “Anthony”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 1,045 births. 14,019 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 65th among boys' names in 1996. It is still given: 1,265 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1990: 25,188 births. 1,495,156 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1950s to the 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 7th among boys' names in 2007. It is still given: 32,027 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1965: 663 births. 17,332 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. At its peak, it ranked 12th among boys' names in 1964. It is still given: 273 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 173,785 | 1900–2025 | 4th in 1988 |
| Quebec | 14,952 | 1980–2025 | 7th in 2002 |
| Switzerland | 3,985* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 3,302 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Berlin | 284 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Austria | 163 | 1984–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 64 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
1 + 5 + 2 + 8 + 6 + 5 + 7 = 34 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
5
freedom, change, movement
1 + 6 + 7 = 14 → 5
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
5 + 2 + 8 + 5 = 20 → 2
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 4, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.