Tony

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Origin: Arabic

Tony first appears in the data in 1941 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 50 babies (rank #322 that year). It was not in the 2017 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.

1,095

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
1941	1	#44
1942	1	#90
1956	4	#671
1957	3	#736
1958	3	#759
1959	12	#501
1960	12	#508
1961	6	#660
1962	9	#578
1963	9	#579
1964	6	#671
1965	13	#527
1966	16	#477
1967	7	#667
1968	11	#575
1969	8	#684
1970	7	#731
1971	10	#651
1972	10	#633
1973	11	#596
1974	9	#662
1975	9	#631
1976	12	#569
1977	15	#498
1978	9	#660
1979	4	#928
1980	11	#637
1981	15	#545
1982	15	#543
1983	21	#443
1984	12	#611
1985	17	#528
1986	17	#541
1987	15	#582
1988	28	#439
1989	37	#385
1990	38	#390
1991	50	#322
1992	42	#360
1993	36	#389
1994	28	#471
1995	20	#555
1996	27	#481
1997	30	#458
1998	24	#524
1999	31	#452
2000	30	#460
2001	23	#517
2002	26	#483
2003	35	#413
2004	27	#463
2005	23	#505
2006	17	#594
2007	21	#505
2008	17	#566
2009	27	#418
2010	24	#447
2011	20	#491
2012	14	#595
2013	27	#385
2014	13	#616