Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Anton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Anton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1915

Peak era

1915

Peak rank proxy

357

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19152024

Peak year

1915

Decline from peak

65.8%

2024

122

All-time

23,783

Anton is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1915, when 357 boys were named Anton.

In 2024, only 122 boys were given the name.

Down 65.8% from its peak.

All told, about 23,783 Americans have been named Anton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1915

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