Baby name

CLASSIC BOY · LATIN VIA ROMAN
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Anthony

/AN · tuh · nee/


“Priceless one”

From the Roman family name Antonius, of uncertain Etruscan origin. Popularized through Saint Anthony the Great, founder of Christian monasticism. The folk etymology linking it to Greek anthos (flower) is incorrect.

tony · ant

gentle

How it ages.

One of the most enduring names in the Western canon, never out, never aggressively in.

The cultural moment.

Consistent top-20 in the US for decades; similarly steady in the UK and Australia.