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Anton

Anton holds the #1388 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 132 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1240 in 2020 to #1388 today. Its strongest year on record was 1880 (#171 nationally, 77 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Wisconsin (#570 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1388
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#171
in 1880 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
132
boys named Anton

Anton popularity, 1880–2025

0.019%0.038%0.056%0.075%18801900192019401960198020002020#171 in 1880
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1880

Where Anton is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025ND—Minnesota: #807 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MN#807Wisconsin: #570 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WI#570Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025MI—New York: #1297 (8 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1297Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025IA—Illinois: #1023 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1023Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025IN—Ohio: #1267 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1267Pennsylvania: #913 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#913New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025CT—California: #1150 (17 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1150Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025WV—Virginia: #971 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#971Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Anton in 2025HI—Texas: #2574 (5 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#2574Florida: #1191 (10 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1191
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wisconsin (#570), Minnesota (#807), Virginia (#971)

Uniqueness score

60/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Anton in the most recent year of SSA data.

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