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How popular is the name Anton?
Births per year, rank history and how many Antons are alive today.
Anton (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 1066th in 2025 and given to 28 babies. The name peaked in 2003, when 95 babies were given the name, the 300th most popular that year. It has declined since 2003; the 2025 figure is roughly 29% of its peak.
The Anton you are most likely to meet is around 24 years old. Half of all Antons born in England and Wales are between 14 and 30, and there are at least 2,300 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Anton - on average, only one in every 132 such rooms contains a Anton.
How many babies are named Anton each year?
Where does Anton rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Anton most popular?
Anton peaked in 2003, when 95 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Anton?
At least 2,300 people named Anton born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Anton?
Most living Antons are between 14 and 30; the most common age is about 24.
Is Anton becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2003 peak.