Meaning of name Tony

The name Tony has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Tony is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 300 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Tony fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 21 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 377 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Tony in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Tony is very likely a(n) English variant of the name Anthony. See other suggested English boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Anthony.

The following names are baby names related to Tony and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Tony: Boys - Atticus, Cassius, Corbin, Dexter, Fidel, Seneca, Silvio, Trent, Girls - Carla, Kiersten, Lucinda, Marina, Rosella, Venus, Both genders - Adria, Adrian, Amanda, Amy, Antonia, Arden

The name Tony is a variant of Anthony. Other popular variants of the name Anthony are: Andone (Spanish), Andoni, Anfernee, Antal, Anthany, Anthny, Anthoney, Anthoni, Anthonie, Antoine, Antonello (Eastern European), Antoni (Hungarian), Antonije, Antonio (French), Antony (English), Tola, Toncse (Basque), Tony (English), Tosia

We think the name Tony should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Tony to be: A tall, dark chap who is strong

In one word, you might describe Tony as a(n) "strong" person.

See other "strong" names for boys.