Meaning of the nameAntony
- Male
- Latin origin
- English origin
- An-to-ny
Antony is a spelling of the name Antoni.
Meaning
The meaning of Antony is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 82,937
- Rank in Brazil
- #370
- Median age
- 4 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,865
- people
Antony in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Antony, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (39,326 people).
875 women 82,062 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Antony is most common
States with the highest share of people named Antony in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.121%
- Alagoas 0.109%
- Amapá 0.077%
- Roraima 0.075%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.068%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 15,200 | 0.034% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,795 | 0.033% |
| Paraná | 5,800 | 0.051% |
| Bahia | 5,750 | 0.041% |
| Pernambuco | 5,416 | 0.060% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,228 | 0.026% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,841 | 0.035% |
| Pará | 3,532 | 0.044% |
| Alagoas | 3,392 | 0.109% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,259 | 0.043% |
| Maranhão | 3,082 | 0.046% |
| Sergipe | 2,663 | 0.121% |
| Ceará | 2,629 | 0.030% |
| Amazonas | 2,487 | 0.063% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,230 | 0.068% |
| Goiás | 2,048 | 0.029% |
| Paraíba | 1,931 | 0.049% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,906 | 0.052% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,327 | 0.048% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,265 | 0.033% |
| Piauí | 861 | 0.026% |
| Rondônia | 787 | 0.050% |
| Distrito Federal | 615 | 0.022% |
| Amapá | 564 | 0.077% |
| Roraima | 476 | 0.075% |
| Tocantins | 434 | 0.029% |
| Acre | 419 | 0.051% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Antony
Direct borrowing of the English Antony, without the h; it is the most common spelling in the group and, proportionally, appears more in Sergipe.
About the name Antoni
Antoni, Antony and Anthony come from the English Anthony or Antony, which Wiktionary derives from the Latin Antōnius, the same name that gave Antônio and Antão. According to Behind the Name, Antonius was a Roman family name of Etruscan origin and unknown meaning. The association with the Greek ánthos, 'flower', which the same source considers incorrect, led to the addition of the h in the spelling Anthony in the seventeenth century. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 39,093 people named Antoni, with a median age of 4; proportionally, the name is most common in Amapá.
Other spellings of Antoni
Sources
- Wiktionary: Antoni · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Antony · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Anthony · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Anthony · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Antoni · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Antony
What does the name Antony mean?
The meaning of Antony is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Antony in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 82,937 people with the first name Antony, which ranks it number 370 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Antony a boy's or a girl's name?
Antony is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 875 women and 82,062 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Antony?
Antony is a name of Latin and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Antony most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.121% of the state's population is named Antony (2,663 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Antony?
Anthony and Antoni. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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