Ailbe vs Anthony
Ailbe and Anthonycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ailbe was ranked #676 and Anthony #135 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Ailbe was ranked #339 and Anthony #202 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ailbe was ranked #4270 and Anthony #216 among boys in England and Wales.
Ailbe and Anthony over time
Ailbe and Anthony appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Anthony held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ailbe in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Anthony reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ailbe in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Ailbe #265 in 1967, Anthony #13 in 1967.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 2007–2024
Ailbe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Anthony in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ailbe #1124 in 2017, Anthony #122 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailbe #4270, Anthony #216.
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 1967–2025
Ailbe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Anthony in 13.
Highest recorded here: Ailbe #265 in 1967, Anthony #13 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailbe #676, Anthony #135.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ailbe | Anthony |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The English form of the Roman family name Antonius, of unknown Etruscan origin. Later incorrectly associated with Greek 'anthos' ('flower'), which led to the addition of the 'h' to this spelling in the 17th century. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Etruscan (unknown origin) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈæn.θə.ni/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #135 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anthony has a recorded origin (Etruscan (unknown origin)); Ailbe does not have one recorded yet.
- Ailbe has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Anthony.
- A meaning is recorded for Anthony; Ailbe doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ailbe
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #265 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #265 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1967–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Anthony
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #355 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2021
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1968 (recorded 1952–2021).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #451 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys