Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Tony
Endangered
Down 96.1% from peak
Peak era
1961
Peak births
8,306
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Tony
How many people are named Tony?
An estimated 178,328 living Americans are named Tony.
How rare is Tony?
Tony is uncommon among babies today, with 325 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 96.1% from its 1961 peak.
How old is the typical Tony?
The median age of a living American named Tony is approximately 56 years, with most bearers falling between 41 and 65 years old.
Is Tony still popular?
No. Tony is endangered as a baby name, down 96.1% from its 1961 peak with 325 births in 2025.
Where is Tony most common?
Tony has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 13.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19612025
Peak year
1961
Decline from peak
96.1%
2025
325
All-time
251,595
Where it lives now
Tony is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 13.8× the national rate in the 1930s. It also runs high in Arizona.
States where Tony is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.