Tony
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name borrowed from English.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Tony (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Tony has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 31 |
| 1999 | 15 |
| 2000 | 21 |
| 2001 | 13 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 24 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 16 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27 | 9,420 |
| 2000 | 28 | 9,470 |
| 2001 | 28 | 9,548 |
| 2002 | 27 | 9,608 |
| 2003 | 30 | 9,695 |
| 2004 | 29 | 9,750 |
| 2005 | 27 | 9,727 |
| 2006 | 26 | 9,756 |
| 2007 | 25 | 9,779 |
| 2008 | 25 | 9,832 |
| 2009 | 25 | 9,823 |
| 2010 | 25 | 9,814 |
| 2011 | 24 | 9,812 |
| 2012 | 23 | 9,806 |
| 2013 | 24 | 9,789 |
| 2014 | 24 | 9,773 |
| 2015 | 24 | 9,769 |
| 2016 | 23 | 9,756 |
| 2017 | 21 | 9,726 |
| 2018 | 21 | 9,703 |
| 2019 | 22 | 9,677 |
| 2020 | 21 | 9,661 |
Tony in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Tony.Hi! My name is Tony.
- Tony ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Tony called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Tony i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Tony this afternoon.
- Tonys mamma är lärare.Tony's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Tonys mamma is Tony's mum.
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Questions about Tony
How do you pronounce Tony in Swedish?
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What does the name Tony mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name borrowed from English.
How popular is Tony in Sweden?
4 babies were named Tony in 2022. In 2020, 9,682 people in Sweden had Tony as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.