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Boy Names Ending with -ony

There are 5 -ony names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are -ony names 1 to 5. Anthony was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English Tony and Antony. The unusual -ony names are Ebony (English) and Stony (English).

-ony names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1960s; prior to that, they were of only occasional use. At the height of their usage in 1967, 1.531% of baby boys were given -ony names. There were 3 -ony names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. -ony names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 3 -ony names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.895%. Within all -ony names, the English Anthony was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.8442%.

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Anthony Popularity Trend of Anthony
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 7 7 priceless, inestimable ... largely used in the English language ... first name is from the Roman family name ...

Antony Popularity Trend of Antony
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 895 895 priceless, inestimable ... used predominantly in English and its ... variant of Anthony ...

Ebony ebony ... used chiefly in the English language and ... represents the transferred use of the ...

Stony stony ... largely used in the English language and ... a rarely used baby name for boys ...

Tony Popularity Trend of Tony
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 357 357 priceless, inestimable; ... largely used in the English language, and ... variant of Hamilton ...


Popularity Trend
for -ony Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for -ony Names
in 2006