Antony vs Saif
Antony and Saifcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Antony was ranked #1124 and Saif #658 among boys in England and Wales.
Antony and Saif over time
Antony and Saif appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Antony held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Saif in 0.
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.
Antony reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Saif 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Antony and Saif changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1124 and #658.
- Longest-running competitions
Antony and Saif were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1124 and #658.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Antony held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Saif in 12.
Highest recorded here: Antony #158 in 1996, Saif #314 in 2002.
The order changed in 2017: Saif moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #691 and #833; by 2017 that had become #709 and #684.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Antony #1124, Saif #658.
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 | Antony | Saif |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1124 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Antony has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Saif.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Antony
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #74 among boys in New Zealand in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1960–1975
Highest recorded position: #56 among boys in New Zealand, in 1964 (recorded 1960–1975).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1124 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Saif
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #379 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #314 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #658 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys