MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Anthony mean?
Anthony comes from the Roman family name Antonius, whose older lexical origin is uncertain. Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Anthony of Egypt are enduring religious referents for the name in Indian Christian naming.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
एंथनी
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
ആന്റണി
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Anthony in Indian usage
8,315 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 157 records (1.9%).
- Recorded as male: 8,158 records (98.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 592 |
| 1940s | 1,170 |
| 1950s | 1,516 |
| 1960s | 1,406 |
| 1970s | 1,374 |
| 1980s | 1,335 |
| 1990s | 802 |
| Other decades | 120 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 3,402 |
| Goa | 2,454 |
| Meghalaya | 914 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 438 |
| Manipur | 229 |
| Delhi | 216 |
| Mizoram | 188 |
| Puducherry | 150 |
| Nagaland | 121 |
| Other states | 203 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Anthony / M | 206 | 239 |
| Scotland | Anthony / M | 17 | 243 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Anthony ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Anthony; Table_6, C244 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Anthony; Table_6, C244
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Anthony; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Anthony; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy