Boy

Anton

AN-ton

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Latin name meaning 'worthy of admiration,' derived from Antonius. European sophistication with strong Russian and Polish heritage.”

Popularity Over Time

Anton US popularity rank over timeRank 1485 in 2024 to rank 244 in 1901. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#244#865#14851900192019401960198020002024

Anton is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

2

Nicknames

AntoTony

Style

ClassicStrongElegantLiterary

Famous Bearers

  • Anton Chekhov
  • Anton Yelchin

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Adrian

Latin Top 100

Alden

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Anson

English Rare & Uncommon

Alec

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Leander

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Florian

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Theron

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Raffael

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Cormac

Irish Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Strong European and Russian presence

People Also Ask

Latin name meaning 'worthy of admiration,' derived from Antonius. European sophistication with strong Russian and Polish heritage.

Anton is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Anton include Anto, Tony.

Names that pair beautifully with Anton include Leander, Florian, Theron, Raffael, Cormac.