Anton
Anton was the 1389th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 132 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 171st; the most babies were born in 1915 (357). Over the last ten years it has moved down 422 places. More babies were named Anton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,389 boys, down 149 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 132boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1915357 babies
- Total since 1880
- 23,936babies recorded
Anton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 21 since 1973.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,389 | 132 |
| 2020 | #1,240 | 150 |
| 2010 | #1,012 | 193 |
| 2000 | #701 | 251 |
| 1990 | #602 | 277 |
| 1980 | #498 | 286 |
| 1970 | #559 | 209 |
| 1960 | #631 | 152 |
| 1950 | #621 | 123 |
| 1940 | #576 | 106 |
| 1930 | #494 | 145 |
| 1920 | #372 | 260 |
| 1910 | #283 | 74 |
| 1900 | #269 | 58 |
| 1890 | #183 | 73 |
| 1880 | #171 | 77 |
How popular is Anton, counting every spelling?
Anton has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,327 for boys in 2025, against #1,389 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Anton?
132 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anton (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Anton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 64 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anton?
About 14,600 people born in the US named Anton are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 20 and 51. That makes Anton mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Anton by state
How common Anton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (2.3×), Illinois (1.9×), Michigan (1.8×). In 36 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Anton
How popular is the name Anton?
Anton was the 1389th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 132 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 171st; the most babies were born in 1915 (357). Over the last ten years it has moved down 422 places. More babies were named Anton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Anton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Anton in the US.
Where is Anton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anton was most common in Wisconsin (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Michigan.