Anthany
Masculine · “a form of Anthony”
Anthany is Anthony written with an a in its middle syllable, where the vowel is barely spoken anyway. It keeps the sound of one of the great classic names.
How old is the name Anthany?
Anthany first appears in US birth records in 1913 — 112 years ago. The typical Anthany alive today was born around 1995, making them about 30 years old. About 500 people named Anthany are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Anthany most popular?
Anthany peaked in 1964, reaching #1900 nationally. See the whole 1964 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Antonius to Anthany
The story of Anthany
Anthony has been a steady English name since the Middle Ages, and its middle vowel is so lightly spoken that families have written it several ways. Anthany uses an a, which changes nothing in the sound. No record says who first chose it, and beyond that letter it has the same history as Anthony.
Meaningscholars disagree
a form of Anthony
Anthony comes from the Roman family name Antonius, whose original meaning is unknown. Anthany is a spelling of it.
How the name formed
- Antonius
- Anthony
- Anthany
Related forms: Anthony
Pronouncing Anthany
AN-thuh-nee
Stress on the first syllable, said like Anthony.
Nicknames for Anthany
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1913
- Most boys named
- 200623 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1900reached in 1964
- Change vs 2012
- +50.0%9 in 2013, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Anthany in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Anthony in English — spelling variant
Anthanys among us
people named Anthany are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Anthany sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds exactly like a classic name.
- Tony is a ready short form.
- People will write Anthony.
- The spelling may be read as a typo on forms.
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Frequently asked
- How many Anthanys are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Anthany are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Anthany in 2025?
- Anthany is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Anthany with classmates?
- Anthany will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More A names
The most-given names starting with A, all years combined.
Anthony#46 · Andrew#73 · Alexander#30 · Aaron#80 · Adam#101 · Arthur#87 · Albert#614 · Austin#113
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