Given name & surname
Antony
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
In Portuguese use, Antony is a variant of Anthony. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Portuguese use, Antony is a variant of Anthony. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Portuguese use, Antony is a variant of Anthony. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Antony is used as a spelling variant of Anthony.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Antony through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,701
- 10,701 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 266 babies
- 2025
- 104
- #1,622 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 104 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,622 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 266 in 2007. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,470 as a first name in 2020; 2,272 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Antony’s family of names
In English usage, Antony has a diminutive in Tony. In Portuguese usage, Antony shares an earlier linguistic root with Antão. Antony has an alternative spelling in Anthony.
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Around the world
Antony has relatives in 14 languages.
19 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 28
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- AntonioSpanish, Italian
- AntonGerman
- AntoineFrench
- Toniequivalent
- Antoninoequivalent
- Antoniosequivalent
- Antalequivalent
- Antoninequivalent
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- AntoniusLatin
- Toninoequivalent
- അന്തോണീസ്equivalent
- Αντώνιοςequivalent
- Annunequivalent
- АнтонRussian
- AnttonBasque
- AntonsLatvian
- AntonínCzech
- Antónequivalent
- Antonoequivalent
- Antinequivalent
- Антонийequivalent
- Antunequivalent
- Entoniequivalent
- TrevantaCornish
- Antãodoublet · Portuguese
- Antôniodoublet · Portuguese
- AntónioPortuguese
- AntoninusLatin
People named Antony
- Antony BlinkenAmerican lawyer and diplomat (born 1962) and former United States Secretary of State (2021–2025)
- Antony HewishEnglish physicist and radio astronomer (1924–2021)
- Antony GormleyBritish sculptor (born 1950)
- Antony BeevorEnglish military historianborn 1946
- Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of SnowdonWelsh photographer and filmmaker; ex-husband of Princess Margaret (1930–2017)
- Antony StarrNew Zealand actor (born 1975)
- Antony FlewBritish analytic and evidentialist philosopher (1923-2010)
- Nigel MartynEnglish footballer (born 1966)
- AnohniBritish singerborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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