Tony

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

Tony first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 204 babies (rank #167 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

2,016

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

204

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	204	#167
1997	172	#188
1998	135	#225
1999	129	#237
2000	116	#248
2001	111	#255
2002	85	#316
2003	76	#364
2004	105	#293
2005	82	#382
2006	113	#311
2007	85	#420
2008	101	#377
2009	78	#467
2010	63	#550
2011	73	#500
2012	68	#541
2013	47	#707
2014	64	#565
2015	49	#690
2016	60	#607