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Anthony vs Ross

Anthony and Ross compared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 1983, Anthony was ranked #24 and Ross #86 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 1985, Anthony was ranked #34 and Ross #96 among boys in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Anthony was ranked #135 and Ross #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Anthony was ranked #152 and Ross #307 among boys in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2023, Anthony was ranked #169 and Ross #395 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Anthony was ranked #239 and Ross #2014 among boys in England and Wales.

Anthony and Ross over time

Republic of Ireland · Boys
#30#100#30019642025Anthony #135Ross #3291964: Anthony #12, Ross #1911965: Anthony #12, Ross #1811966: Anthony #12, Ross #1991968: Anthony #14, Ross #2221969: Anthony #13, Ross #2161970: Anthony #14, Ross #2781971: Anthony #15, Ross #1591972: Anthony #14, Ross #1681973: Anthony #15, Ross #2151974: Anthony #14, Ross #1961975: Anthony #15, Ross #1771976: Anthony #14, Ross #891977: Anthony #12, Ross #881978: Anthony #15, Ross #831979: Anthony #15, Ross #821980: Anthony #18, Ross #701981: Anthony #17, Ross #671982: Anthony #16, Ross #681983: Anthony #20, Ross #631984: Anthony #19, Ross #731985: Anthony #20, Ross #741986: Anthony #22, Ross #671987: Anthony #22, Ross #621988: Anthony #23, Ross #541989: Anthony #27, Ross #651990: Anthony #26, Ross #661991: Anthony #29, Ross #681992: Anthony #26, Ross #641993: Anthony #37, Ross #511994: Anthony #39, Ross #671995: Anthony #47, Ross #661996: Anthony #43, Ross #481997: Anthony #50, Ross #401998: Anthony #54, Ross #391999: Anthony #52, Ross #432000: Anthony #58, Ross #562001: Anthony #56, Ross #632002: Anthony #64, Ross #742003: Anthony #68, Ross #682004: Anthony #80, Ross #552005: Anthony #75, Ross #662006: Anthony #70, Ross #802007: Anthony #71, Ross #932008: Anthony #80, Ross #732009: Anthony #80, Ross #842010: Anthony #86, Ross #1052011: Anthony #83, Ross #1092012: Anthony #99, Ross #1162013: Anthony #79, Ross #1022014: Anthony #89, Ross #1172015: Anthony #83, Ross #1202016: Anthony #86, Ross #1592017: Anthony #81, Ross #1752018: Anthony #98, Ross #1592019: Anthony #94, Ross #2442020: Anthony #93, Ross #1982021: Anthony #121, Ross #2492022: Anthony #90, Ross #2932023: Anthony #103, Ross #3192024: Anthony #102, Ross #2752025: Anthony #135, Ross #329

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

England and Wales · Boys
#100#300#1000#300019962025Anthony #239Ross #20141996: Anthony #65, Ross #681997: Anthony #68, Ross #601998: Anthony #74, Ross #631999: Anthony #81, Ross #632000: Anthony #83, Ross #782001: Anthony #98, Ross #1002002: Anthony #93, Ross #1112003: Anthony #96, Ross #1352004: Anthony #117, Ross #1612005: Anthony #111, Ross #1932006: Anthony #109, Ross #2242007: Anthony #122, Ross #2692008: Anthony #126, Ross #3102009: Anthony #139, Ross #3382010: Anthony #148, Ross #4392011: Anthony #153, Ross #5942012: Anthony #142, Ross #6252013: Anthony #148, Ross #7202014: Anthony #135, Ross #6592015: Anthony #144, Ross #5382016: Anthony #140, Ross #6472017: Anthony #150, Ross #7012018: Anthony #158, Ross #7772019: Anthony #164, Ross #8942020: Anthony #166, Ross #17232021: Anthony #202, Ross #12502022: Anthony #180, Ross #13662023: Anthony #184, Ross #21602024: Anthony #216, Ross #32542025: Anthony #239, Ross #2014

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Anthony and Ross over time

Anthony and Ross appear together in 5 published lists, across 176 years of shared records. Anthony held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Ross in 1.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.

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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2012, Anthony moved ahead of Ross in Northern Ireland · Boys — #118 and #115 the year before became #120 and #156.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Anthony and Ross changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #135 and #329.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Anthony and Ross averaged 49.3 places apart, ending at #24 and #86.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Anthony and Ross were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #239 and #2014.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Anthony #65 in 1996, Ross #60 in 1997.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1996 they stood at #65 and #68 in England and Wales · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2025 they were #239 and #2014.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys61 shared years, 1964–2025

    Anthony held the stronger position in 53 of those years, Ross in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Anthony #12 in 1964, Ross #39 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Anthony #135, Ross #329.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Anthony held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Ross in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Anthony #65 in 1996, Ross #60 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Anthony #239, Ross #2014.

  • New Zealand · Boys30 shared years, 1954–1985

    Anthony held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Ross in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Anthony #11 in 1959, Ross #25 in 1957.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1985: Anthony #34, Ross #96.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys28 shared years, 1952–1983

    Anthony held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Ross in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Anthony #8 in 1968, Ross #34 in 1958.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1983: Anthony #24, Ross #86.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2023

    Anthony held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Ross in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Anthony #70 in 1997, Ross #30 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2012: Anthony moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #118 and #115; by 2012 that had become #120 and #156.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Anthony #169, Ross #395.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Anthony

Pairs where Anthony shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Ross

Pairs where Ross shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart →

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview →

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars →

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Anthony, Ross
FieldAnthonyRoss
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningThe 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.Not yet recorded
OriginEtruscan (unknown origin)Not yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈæn.θə.ni/Not yet recorded
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New ZealandNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #135 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025)
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Anthony has a recorded origin (Etruscan (unknown origin)); Ross does not have one recorded yet.
  • Anthony has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Ross.
  • A meaning is recorded for Anthony; Ross doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Anthony

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1952–2021

    Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1968 (recorded 1952–2021).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #239 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Ross

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #36 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–1985

    Highest recorded position: #25 among boys in New Zealand, in 1957 (recorded 1954–1985).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2014 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys