Antony is a boy's name of German origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. Its exact meaning is debated among name scholars. In 2024 it was given to 92 boys in the United States.
Antony belongs to the German and Scandinavian tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Antony first appears in Social Security records in 1900. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #611 in 1970, and in 2024 92 babies received the name — 10,597 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Antony is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its German origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Antony is a boy name. In 2024, 92 babies received the name in the US.
Antony comes from the German and Scandinavian tradition.
Antony first appears in US records in 1900. Its best-ever ranking was #611 in 1970, and 92 babies were given the name in 2024.
Antony is pronounced /ˈæntəni/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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