Antony

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Antony first appears in the data in 1960 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 60 babies (rank #100 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Antony

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Antony yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Antony

Antony Blinkenmanaging partner · b. 1962
Antony HewishNobel Prize winner · b. 1924
Antony dos Santosassociation football player · b. 2000
Antony Gormleyinstallation artist · b. 1950
Antony Beevornon-fiction writer · b. 1946

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1960	60	#100
2014	2	#528
2015	2	#518
2017	2	#519