Anton
Featured in baby name books
Anton is a Slavic form of Anthony, meaning “praiseworthy,” and playwright Anton Chekhov is a famous bearer.
Sources: The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Anton in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Anton against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Anton is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Anton in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 132 boys were named Anton, making it the #1388 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 23,915 boys have been named Anton, with the most (357) in 1915. It is most common, relative to births, in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Virginia.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Anton in other languages
- Antonio Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
- Andon Albanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
- Antoni Catalan, Dutch, Polish
- Tony Arabic, Dutch, English
- Антон Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
- Антоний Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
- Antal Hungarian, Romanian
- Anthony Dutch, English
- Antoine Dutch, French
- Antonín Czech, Spanish
- Anthon Dutch
- Antonin French
- Antonino Italian
- Antoninus Latin
- Antonius Dutch
- Antony Dutch
- Antton Finnish
- Antón Spanish
- António Portuguese
- Tonino Italian
Anton name days
- January 17
- June 13
- January 17 Norway
- January 17 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Anton
There are 75 towns and villages with Anton in their name, in 22 countries.
🇨🇺 Cuba 12🇲🇽 Mexico 11🇺🇸 United States 9🇪🇸 Spain 8🇦🇹 Austria 4🇵🇦 Panama 4🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 4🇷🇺 Russia 3
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Antón | Coclé, 🇵🇦 Panama | 6,851 | Map |
| Antón Lizardo | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6,003 | Map |
| San Anton | Central Luzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 4,911 | Map |
| Antón Ruiz | Humacao, 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1,764 | Map |
| Sveti Anton | Urban Municipality of Koper, 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 1,736 | Map |
| Anton | Sofia, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 1,697 | Map |
| Anton’yevka | Altai Krai, 🇷🇺 Russia | 1,500 | Map |
| Svätý Anton | Banská Bystrica Region, 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 1,278 | Map |
| Anton | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,128 | Map |
| Anton Chico | New Mexico, 🇺🇸 United States | 188 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Anton
There are 5 lakes and reservoirs with Anton in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 3🇲🇽 Mexico 1🇷🇺 Russia 1
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| Anton Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Anton Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Anton Lake | Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Laguna Antón | Tabasco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Ozero Anton-Lambina | Karelia, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Anton songs
18 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Anton in their title. The best known:
- Anton aus Tirol – DJ Ötzi (1999)
- Symphony No.1 (Anton Rubinstein) – Anton Rubinstein
- Skomagare Anton – Hasse Andersson (1981)
- Anton
- Els de can Jaume-Anton – Tomàs Gil i Membrado
- Illustrious Anton – Fearofdark
- L'Anton de Calella – Jaume Ventura i Tort
- L'Anton de Sallent – Josep Coll i Ligora
- L'Anton de la ràdio – Joaquim Soms i Janer
- L'Anton revessaire – Joaquim Tristany i Gual
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Anton
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Anton.
Anton Amelchenko
Anton Balasingham
Anton Bobyor
Anton Cooper
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Fictional characters named Anton
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Anton as a pet name
FurryName has found 15 dogs named Anton in public pet registers, making it the #3,893 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (3), Zurich (2), Seattle (1). Anton as a dog name →
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