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Name meaning & stats

Anthoney

Anthoney means “unknown Roman family name; ‘priceless’ is a popular guess” (Latin origin). 2,644 US babies since 1940, peak 1971. Notable Anthoneys are 1.9× over-represented as basketball players.

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What it means

“unknown Roman family name; ‘priceless’ is a popular guess”

LatinSpelling of Anthony

From the Roman family name Antonius.

In US birth records

Peak year: 1971

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

2,644 US babies were named Anthoney between 1940 and 2025.

Where Anthoneys end up

Not enough notable Anthoneys yet, so this uses the spelling family: Anthony.

Careervs expectedConfidence
Basketball player1.9×High · 252 people
NFL-style footballer1.3×High · 196 people
Footballer1.0×High · 169 people
Actor1.1×High · 156 people

Among notable men who are basketball players, the Anthony family show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

One more thing…

Anthoney has a surprise career: 1.4×

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Spelling family

1 in 515 Anthonys spell it Anthoney

  • Anthony 100%
  • Anthoney <1%
  • Anthoni <1%
  • Anthonie <1%
  • Anthany <1%
  • Anothony <1%
  • Anthonny <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1971)