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Baby name

Tony

Boy

Origin of the name

Tony is a short form of Anthony.

Classic name

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Tony peaked in 1961, when 1 baby in 499 was given the name. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 146 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 783.
251,595births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 53rank at its peak, in 1961

Where babies named Tony are born

1961

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The darker the blue, the more common Tony is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Tony is most common in New Mexico (2.4 times), North Carolina (2) and Tennessee (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

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