Tony means priceless or praiseworthy — a diminutive of Anthony, from the Latin Antonius. Tony Montana IS Scarface — cinema's most iconic gangster. Tony Stark IS Iron Man. The Tony Awards ARE Broadway's highest honour. Tony Soprano changed television. Two syllables of Scarface-iconic, Iron-Man, Broadway's-highest, and Soprano-changed-TV.
Tony is a diminutive of Anthony. Montana IS Scarface. Stark IS Iron Man. Tony Awards ARE Broadway's highest. Soprano changed TV.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Diminutive; Scarface (1983); Tony Awards (1949).
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Today
Tony remains a beloved choice, ranking #640 in the US. 254,158 babies have been named Tony since 1880.
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How popular is Tony?
1961peak year
Tony appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1961, 8,301 babies were named Tony (ranked #53 nationally). Today it sits around #640, with roughly 441 babies named Tony each year. Tony has been declining in recent years. In total, around 254,158 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Tony's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — quadruple-icon leadership. People named Tony tend to be direct, iconic, and gifted at being Scarface AND Iron Man AND Broadway AND Soprano.
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