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How popular is the name Tony?
Births per year, rank history and how many Tonies are alive today.
Tony (male) is a shortened form of the name Anthony. Although Tony itself was given to 18 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1466th as a registered name), most Tonies are registered as Anthony, which ranked 239th in 2025 with 206 babies.
Most people called Tony are registered as Anthony, and share that name's profile: the Anthony you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Anthonies born in England and Wales are between 51 and 76, and there are at least 320,000 of them alive today. Only some Anthonys go by Tony.
How many babies are named Tony or Anthony each year?
Combined registrations of Anthony, Tony. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Anthony rank as a registered name?
Where does Tony rank as a registered name?
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
Is Tony short for Anthony?
Yes - Tony is a shortened form of Anthony. Tonies are usually registered as Anthony at birth.
When was the name Tony most popular?
The full name Anthony peaked in 1944, when around 11,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Tony itself peaked as a registered name in 1964, with 1,319 babies.
How many people are called Tony?
There's no official count of people who go by Tony, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 320,000 people registered as Anthony born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Tony.
How old is the typical Tony?
Most people called Tony are registered as Anthony. Most living Anthonies are between 51 and 76; the most common age is about 62.
Is Tony becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1944 peak.