Tony

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A few things about Tony you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Tony

Tony Parker

French basketball player (born 1982)

Choose Tony and your child shares a first name with Tony Parker, a French basketball player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Tony, like who?” Tony Parker's Wikipedia article is available in 55 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,255 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Tony, 325 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Tony would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTony has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Tonys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1965, when it ranked #48. Today it's #783, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowTony was 2.9× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,808 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 5,255.
• 🍂TrendTony has slipped 153 places over the last five years and now sits at #783. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedTony is most popular in Maryland, where it ranks #516, followed by Kansas (#524) and Louisiana (#531). It's in the top 1,000 in 20 states.

About the name Tony

Tony is a boy name of English, Greek and Latin origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-ony”. US birth records list Tony for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked #48 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #783, with 325 babies.

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