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Tony

Gender
Boy
Say it
TOH-nee
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#1,537 for boys
US rank, 2025
#783 for boys

Tony is a boys' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 783rd for boys in the US (325 babies).

What does Tony mean?

Latin: short form of Anthony

A short form of Anthony, from the Roman family name Antonius, whose original meaning is unknown.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Tony a girl's or a boy's name?

Tony is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 325 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Tony in the UK?

Rank in 2025
1,537th among boys
Babies in 2025
18 about 1 in 17,000 boys
Five-year trend
Falling down 29% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Tony, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 737th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 222 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Tony since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Tony in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1944 (#96), 1954 (#79), 1964 (#67), 1974 (#73) and 1984 (#77).

1996Busiest: 222 in 19962025
Tony in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202518#1,537
202438#899
202339#892
202240#863
202143#832
202050#737
201940#845
201843#826
201745#817
201666#612
201563#627
201471#577
201357#657
201279#532
201185#483
201073#532
200991#457
2008120#358
2007115#355
2006127#306
200595#366
2004122#292
200390#339
2002103#299
2001123#260
2000136#235
1999151#225
1998161#225
1997195#194
1996222#165

How popular is Tony in the US?

Rank in 2025
783rd among boys
Babies in 2025
325 about 1 in 5,300 boys
Five-year trend
Falling down 32% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 325 boys in the US were named Tony, making it the 783rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 630th. Its busiest year was 1961, with 8,306 boys.

Half of all the boys named Tony in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 1978, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 345 boys in the US were given Tony or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #709, up from #783 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 8,306 in 19612025
Tony in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025325#783
2024313#806
2023290#841
2022379#698
2021392#679
2020427#630
2019467#592
2018471#583
2017520#544
2016567#521
2015581#500
2014666#447
2013664#435
2012653#428
2011691#408
2010751#383
2009805#378
2008886#354
20071,002#320
2006985#328
20051,030#318
2004959#321
20031,000#302
20021,072#281
20011,025#291
20001,086#283
19991,134#265
19981,177#254
19971,248#242
19961,315#229
19951,556#196
19941,627#190
19931,872#171
19921,927#163
19912,102#155
19902,183#147
19892,301#132
19882,243#133
19872,291#123
19862,361#120
19852,525#113
19842,440#112
19832,351#119
19822,611#112
19812,650#111
19802,727#108
19792,645#104
19782,770#97
19772,938#92
19763,067#86
19753,322#80
19743,216#81
19733,348#78
19724,001#68
19714,889#62
19705,480#57
19695,516#54
19685,875#52
19676,220#50
19666,571#49
19656,815#48
19647,199#50
19637,879#52
19628,197#52
19618,306#53
19607,999#52
19597,564#53
19586,946#57
19575,857#71
19564,669#85
19553,752#93
19543,350#105
19532,771#117
19522,185#133
19511,931#141
19501,757#149
19491,985#139
19482,269#125
19472,280#126
19461,972#129
19451,639#129
19441,494#143
19431,455#145
19421,408#145
19411,225#145
19401,233#142
19391,175#140
19381,059#153
1937922#160
1936892#160
1935882#162
1934841#168
1933810#171
1932856#170
1931814#170
1930912#163
1929874#165
1928955#160
19271,033#153
19261,012#156
1925977#158
19241,034#156
19231,025#150
19221,146#137
19211,196#134
19201,146#136
19191,097#136
19181,163#135
19171,111#131
19161,054#132
19151,016#130
1914733#138
1913508#147
1912394#152
1911207#161
1910212#151
1909155#160
1908142#163
1907139#159
190696#188
190586#201
190487#198
190378#200
190274#208
190162#218
1900101#194
189942#257
189851#245
189754#236
189656#243
189543#269
189448#249
189342#269
189247#261
189153#219
189039#275
188945#242
188857#233
188740#250
188629#317
188533#290
188441#265
188332#289
188246#248
188136#262
188042#258

Names like Tony

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Anthony, Patrick, Billy, Thomas, Tommy, Michael, Toby, Timothy, David, Daniel, Teddy, Harry

Other spellings of Tony

Toni, Toney, Tonny

Names related to Tony

Toan

More Latin names

Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian

Every Latin name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Tony: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tony, updated 20 October 2026.