Tony Forename

620th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,285,024 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Niue

Tony Forename Definition:

The pet-form of Antony, q. v. (As a slangy adjective, it replaces ‘smart’ or ‘fashionable’—but is here from bon ton, ‘fashion.’)

Tony Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
473,4831:766152
England
100%
113,0621:492106
Australia-87,3691:15613
Canada
100%
68,2911:48590
Nigeria
100%
48,4281:3,667649
Mozambique-36,9591:737159
Ghana
100%
29,2171:924206
New Zealand-27,0571:16812
Indonesia
100%
24,4481:10,5521,461
France
100%
19,3071:3,443366
Ireland
100%
18,6601:24944
Kenya
100%
18,1661:2,549464
Philippines
97%
 
17,5251:6,049970
Madagascar
100%
16,6271:1,421337
Angola-15,6551:1,723351
Sudan
100%
15,0721:2,508453
Sierra Leone-13,6621:519126
India
92%
 
12,8171:94,78611,592
Brazil
100%
12,5991:17,0041,642
Belgium
100%
9,5181:1,207289
Egypt
100%
9,3261:9,854932
Venezuela
100%
9,1101:3,315472
Sweden
100%
8,8181:1,118195
Rwanda-8,7021:1,307275
China-8,6821:157,34314,952
South Africa
98%
 
8,4761:6,4341,210
Papua New Guinea
97%
 
8,1991:994110
Sri Lanka-7,8691:2,643457
DR Congo
98%
 
7,1561:10,3171,038
Netherlands
100%
5,7081:2,961541
Malaysia
98%
 
5,1231:5,944683
Peru
100%
5,0531:6,292876
Malawi
100%
4,4211:3,871614
Bangladesh
100%
4,3071:37,0243,498
Togo-4,0381:1,793287
Dominican Republic-3,7741:2,764441
Italy
100%
3,7281:16,379797
Wales
100%
3,5901:862207
Portugal-3,5701:2,916292
Scotland
100%
3,5441:1,510254
Mexico
97%
 
2,9201:42,5151,738
Germany
100%
2,8271:34,1981,203
Poland
99%
 
2,8271:13,451550
Congo
88%
 
2,8091:1,783282
Gambia-2,7681:696156
Uganda
99%
 
2,7091:15,1191,342
Libya-2,5711:2,420433
Haiti
100%
2,5291:4,242622
Hong Kong-2,2821:3,397251
Denmark-2,1601:2,616404
Switzerland
100%
2,1331:3,851593
Finland
100%
1,9981:2,744429
Israel
 
71%
1,8481:4,547785
Colombia
100%
1,8411:25,9531,600
Norway
100%
1,8361:2,795444
Cambodia
69%
 
1,7661:9,2151,186
Spain
100%
1,6911:27,5161,427
Malta-1,6761:25645
Ecuador-1,6731:10,596842
Ethiopia
100%
1,6181:60,2975,277
Thailand
100%
1,5971:43,8734,909
Oman-1,4531:2,828402
Tanzania
85%
 
1,4051:37,5723,064
Honduras
100%
1,3171:6,695790
Singapore
100%
1,3111:4,796823
Morocco-1,2831:26,7721,476
Russia
93%
 
1,2701:113,5702,086
Gabon-1,1231:1,677400
Japan-1,1231:113,9684,856
Solomon Islands
100%
1,0741:541106
Vanuatu-1,0601:24737
Liberia
99%
 
1,0331:4,271543
Northern Ireland
100%
1,0051:1,834315
Costa Rica
100%
9861:4,836625
Guatemala
98%
 
9541:16,8851,101
Fiji-9501:939204
Bahrain-8431:1,600262
Qatar
100%
7411:3,198474
Mali-6631:25,6071,686
Taiwan
75%
 
6181:38,4626,222
Botswana
92%
 
6121:3,569636
Samoa-5931:32987
Zimbabwe
99%
 
5911:26,0982,717
El Salvador-5811:10,915782
South Korea-5801:9,5591,234
Panama
100%
5761:6,7821,043
Chad
83%
 
5561:24,4583,046
Zambia-5061:31,3342,326
Romania
100%
4851:41,3442,485
Cameroon
81%
 
4591:47,0823,148
Puerto Rico-4571:7,769578
Nicaragua
100%
4501:13,3741,229
Vietnam
100%
4371:211,9521,347
Isle of Man
100%
4081:20875
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
3711:3,670687
Greece
100%
3541:30,8891,320
Saudi Arabia-3501:88,0369,509
Uzbekistan
100%
3491:88,2132,662
New Caledonia
100%
3341:809184
Barbados-3261:889206
Jamaica-3191:9,0381,079
Iraq-3091:113,3262,600
Swaziland-3081:4,221796
Guernsey
100%
2971:21339
Algeria-2911:131,1912,673
Micronesia-2651:40275
Jersey
100%
2271:44098
Guam-2231:720136
Bahamas-2171:1,840428
Czechia
100%
2141:49,795842
Estonia
100%
1941:6,780912
Tonga-1891:568134
Guyana
100%
1831:4,171792
Suriname-1811:3,054705
Marshall Islands
98%
 
1761:2918
Uruguay
100%
1751:19,5861,085
French Polynesia-1731:1,606375
Argentina
88%
 
1701:251,6072,721
Dominica-1691:447102
Benin
100%
1631:64,8824,674
Brunei-1591:2,639274
United Arab Emirates-1461:48,9864,436
Seychelles
100%
1421:653151
Pakistan
100%
1391:1,398,25721,883
American Samoa-1321:42322
Gibraltar-1311:26137
Cuba-1301:88,5121,938
Luxembourg
100%
1261:4,477527
Mauritius-1131:11,4851,406
Bermuda-1031:629120
Saint Lucia
100%
1001:1,778326
Bolivia
100%
991:107,0852,673
Austria
100%
961:88,6901,988
Croatia
100%
961:43,9281,634
Kuwait-951:39,8453,619
Cyprus
100%
931:9,366843
Syria-901:214,5122,367
Senegal
76%
 
891:163,8353,659
Afghanistan
 
83%
851:383,8067,271
Antigua and Barbuda-791:1,258267
Lebanon
100%
781:72,1482,800
Belarus
97%
 
711:133,5551,294
Ivory Coast
92%
 
671:344,41714,507
Kazakhstan
93%
 
611:290,9325,496
Chile
98%
 
591:298,4274,570
Northern Mariana Islands-521:1,051217
Ukraine
75%
 
511:892,1553,062
Macau-501:12,164286
Bulgaria-431:162,5674,516
Cayman Islands
100%
421:1,460338
United States Virgin Islands-391:2,814533
Aruba-381:2,731559
Guinea
100%
381:312,0702,810
Equatorial Guinea-361:31,602257
Belize
100%
351:10,1231,523
Monaco
100%
331:1,166246
Latvia-321:62,9891,537
Burkina Faso
100%
301:612,64919,640
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-281:20856
Namibia-261:92,4684,483
Slovenia
100%
261:94,5682,800
Burundi-251:396,262737
Paraguay
92%
 
251:289,4723,856
Tunisia-251:27,0761,802
Cook Islands
100%
241:756116
Turkey
100%
241:3,241,73818,175
Iran-231:3,412,90716,051
Jordan-221:401,2173,496
Greenland-201:2,819456
Grenada
100%
201:5,406882
Laos-201:329,343303
British Virgin Islands-181:1,736389
Mongolia-181:163,0458,219
Cape Verde
100%
171:31,1271,841
Albania
100%
161:190,41110,160
East Timor-161:76,148197
South Sudan
100%
161:721,9391,033
Moldova-151:237,4092,006
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
151:12,8001,341
Falkland Islands-131:24227
Hungary
96%
 
131:753,2132,518
Niue-131:12322
Slovakia
100%
131:408,4662,011
Georgia
100%
121:311,5396,981
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
88%
 
121:9,2981,351
Guinea-Bissau-91:192,024110
Myanmar-91:5,772,0301,432
Wallis and Futuna-91:1,50336
Andorra-81:10,361626
Azerbaijan
100%
81:1,205,36816,287
Iceland-81:45,7522,854
Niger-81:2,397,99927,433
Serbia
100%
81:893,2155,853
Bosnia and Herzegovina-71:503,4944,832
North Macedonia-71:298,6807,602
Mauritania-71:585,03411,039
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
100%
71:902214
Faroe Islands
80%
 
61:8,188985
Nepal-61:4,747,89250,788
Curaçao-51:31,161859
Kyrgyzstan
75%
 
51:1,194,65524,199
Norfolk Island-51:46594
Anguilla
100%
41:3,314681
Central African Republic-41:1,128,848698
Djibouti-41:228,9161,301
Eritrea-41:1,188,244607
Kiribati-41:28,348503
Lithuania-41:737,9702,861
Montenegro-41:158,6443,180
Somalia-41:3,381,4675,208
Turkmenistan-41:1,368,2182,487
Armenia
100%
31:972,9188,284
Kosovo-31:620,48013,695
Montserrat-31:1,625276
Northern Cyprus
100%
31:106,0442,485
Bhutan-21:412,4644,948
Lesotho
100%
21:1,019,99836,117
Saint Kitts and Nevis-21:27,4302,159
San Marino-21:16,460588
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Palau-11:21,711239
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
Tajikistan
100%
11:8,374,9227,831
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Tuvalu-11:11,13189
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

The alternate forms: Toñy (94), Tóny (4), Tòny (1) & Tôny (1) are calculated separately.

Tony (58,710) may also be a surname.

Tony Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The pet-form of Antony, q. v. (As a slangy adjective, it replaces ‘smart’ or ‘fashionable’—but is here from bon ton, ‘fashion.’)

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Tony Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toñy9294/
Tóny924/
Tòny921/
Tôny921/
Tonny89157,246/
Toney897,101/
Tonoy894,183/
Tonay89997/
Tonyi89699/
Tonyo89651/
Touny89231/
Toiny89110/
Toony8979/
Toniy8967/
Tonyy8920/
Tonhy8918/
Tohny8916/
Ttony8915/
Tonyd899/
Tonyh898/
Tonyp895/
Tonuy895/
Tuony892/
T'Ony892/
Dtony891/
Tgony891/
Toyny891/
Tojny891/
Þtony891/
Htony891/
Tonney801,694/
Tonaya80129/
Htonny8068/
Thoney8050/
Tongay8019/
Tohnny8019/
Tooney8018/
Tonnyh8017/
Tounay8017/
Toinny8017/
Tonnyo8016/
Touney8016/
Tomnoy8011/
Tongey8011/
Tonniy809/
Toniey807/
Togney806/
Thonyi806/
Tohney806/
Tohnyi805/
Totney805/
Toonny805/
Tongoy805/
Tonnay805/
Tonnny805/
Tonyth804/
Thoeny804/
Toiney803/
Tomniy803/
Tonnyy803/
Thouny803/
Tomney802/
Toneey802/
Thoiny802/
Thoony802/
Dtonny802/
Thoniy801/
Thonoy801/
Thonay801/
Thuony801/
Tounny801/
Tounyi801/
Tohnay801/
Toinay801/
Toinyi801/
Toinyo801/
Toonay801/
Toonyy801/
Tony's801/
Tonyoa801/
Tonyoj801/
Tonytd801/
Tonyts801/
Tonnhy801/
Tonnoy801/
Tonnyz801/
Toneys801/
Tonhyi801/
Tonhyo801/
Toenay801/
Toeney801/
Ttonay801/
Ttoony801/
Ċtonyċ801/
Tomnay801/
Thosny801/
Tomnuy801/
Tonnyi801/
Tojney801/
Toni75446,987/
Tona7529,499/
Tone7527,400/
Tany753,596/
Tuny75148/
Tonh7570/
Tonj7549/
Toné758/
Toní751/
Wantony7366/
Tongnoy7318/
Thonney738/
Thonnys736/
Thongay733/
Tongaya733/
Uantony733/
Tonniey732/
Thhoney731/
Thonnhy731/
Thonaya731/
Touynoy731/
Toinaya731/
Toonyss731/
Tonnaya731/
Tonnyth731/
Tonnyzz731/
Tuonnys731/
Htoonay731/
Tooneey731/
Tounnoy731/
Thonnyt731/
Thoneey731/
Tonni6713,774/
Tanay6712,784/
Toini6711,309/
Tanny678,889/
Tunay678,223/
Tonie677,054/
Tonje676,074/
Toine675,092/
Tanoy674,227/
Tonio673,623/
Tanyo673,035/
Touni672,309/
Tonis672,135/
Touna671,773/
Tonee671,697/
Tonui671,686/
Tonna671,593/
Toune671,168/
Thoni671,163/
Thany671,050/
Tonne67974/
Tones67897/
Toona67892/
Tonih67863/
Tonge67860/
Togni67772/
Tanyi67752/
Thone67743/
Toina67516/
Tonet67504/
Tongi67473/
Tonai67421/
Taniy67343/
Tuoni67309/
Toyna67261/
Toneu67225/
Tünay67215/
Tunny67195/
Taney67191/
Toner67187/
Tuone67169/
Tonii67169/
Tonea67155/
Tuniy67149/
Tauny67148/
Teuny67130/
Tonoa67121/
Toeni67108/
Thuny67102/
Tonit6781/
Toyni6778/
Tosni6773/
Ttoni6762/
Tonip6760/
Tonei6760/
Tuney6759/
Tonuj6755/
Tomni6748/
Htoni6743/
Togne6743/
Tonhi6740/
Tonoi6739/
Tahny6738/
Tunyi6737/
Toneh6727/
Tohni6725/
Tanuy6722/
Tonaj6720/
Toone6719/
Toniz6719/
Tunyo6717/
Toyne6717/
Tonaa6713/
Taany6711/
Tonid6710/
Tonez6710/
Tonoj679/
Toene679/
Tomne678/
Tunuy677/
Tuona677/
Tuiny677/
Tonhe676/
Htona675/
Htone675/
Tunoy675/
Tuuny674/
Thonj674/
Tonij673/
Dtoni673/
Tanyy673/
Toned672/
Ton'a672/
Ton'e672/
Tohne672/
Toïne672/
Totni672/
Dtany672/
Tatny672/
Thyny672/
Tounh672/
Toinh672/
Toiné672/
Tonjë672/
Thongnoy672/
Dtona671/
Tanyz671/
Taïny671/
Tanhy671/
T'Ona671/
T'Oni671/
Tosne671/
Toñys671/
Touynoyz671/
Togginay671/
Tonée671/
Tomnj671/
Tonní671/
Tonný671/
Tonep671/
Tonhé671/
Toenj671/
Tônny671/
Ttona671/
Ttone671/
Ttany671/
Tuonj671/
Wtoon671/
Toïna671/
Ttuny671/
Tumny671/
Uanthony671/
Thonhaya671/

Tony Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tony in the Russian language
Тоныtony-

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