Tony

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

Tony first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 38 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1971 with 292 babies (rank #50 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Tony

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

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,935

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

292

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Marvel Cinematic Universe: Tony Stark — Iron Man
In The Crown: Antony Armstrong-Jones, Lord Snowdon

Famous people named Tony

Tony Blairautobiographer · b. 1953
Tony Abbottpolitician · b. 1957
Tony Curtisfilm actor · b. 1925
Tony Parkerbasketball player · b. 1982
Tony Scottdirector · b. 1944

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with T

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	58	#96
1953	57	#97
1954	64	#93
1955	72	#85
1956	101	#69
1957	93	#76
1958	127	#63
1959	152	#62
1960	216	#62
1961	227	#62
1962	207	#64
1963	214	#62
1964	196	#64
1965	207	#64
1966	219	#64
1967	235	#56
1968	261	#54
1969	250	#57
1970	282	#53
1971	292	#50
1972	257	#57
1973	268	#52
1974	215	#60
1975	208	#60
1976	208	#60
1977	163	#74
1978	176	#72
1979	186	#69
1980	140	#80
1981	165	#74
1982	131	#85
1983	73	#99
1984	121	#91
1987	84	#92
2014	2	#750
2015	1	#2,281
2016	2	#768
2017	5	#322