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How popular is the name Tony?
Births per year, rank history and how many Tonies are alive today.
Tony (male), once a common boys' name, is now rarely given to new babies in England and Wales: just 18 in 2025, ranked 1466th. The name peaked in 1964, when around 1,300 babies were given the name, the 67th most popular that year. It has declined since 1964; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 44,000 babies have been named Tony in England and Wales since the 1930s. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Tony is also a common short form of Anthony, so many people called Tony are registered under the longer name.
The Tony you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Tonies born in England and Wales are between 44 and 64, and there are at least 40,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 12% chance that at least one of them will be called Tony.
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Where does Tony 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 Tony most popular?
Tony peaked in 1964, when around 1,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Tony?
At least 40,000 people named Tony born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Tony?
Most living Tonies are between 44 and 64; the most common age is about 61.
Is Tony becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.