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Tony

Tony ranks #105 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 18 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #172 among boy dog names.
Tony's popularity trend

Tony's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2015.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
18
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#105
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−77
2014 → 2019
Gender split
97% male
3% female97% male

Gender split comes from 77 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Tony mean?
/ˈtoʊni/2 syllables

Tony is a familiar short form of Anthony, a name carried by the ancient Roman family Antonius. The family name's original meaning is genuinely uncertain — a popular folk connection to the Greek word "anthos," meaning "flower," is widespread but not historically established.

Tony has an easy, friendly swagger to it, a name that suits a confident pet with plenty of street-smart charm.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Tony shows up

Cats named Tony per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.07%
TorontoON, CA0.05%

Cat names like Tony

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