Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1924

Antoinette

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,002 Trend ↓ Falling 11%

From French Antoinette, feminine diminutive of Antoine, equivalent to Anthony.

Rank 2025
#3,002
among girls · ↓107 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
55
named Antoinette · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 29,223
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1924
1,333 babies
All-time total
78,789
#444 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Antoinette popularity over time

78,789 babies have been named Antoinette since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 431 – 431 43 – #270
1890s 901 – 901 90 +109% #244
1900s 1,969 – 1,969 197 +119% #196
1910s 8,216 – 8,216 822 +317% #170
1920s 11,578 12 11,590 1,159 +41% #173
1930s 7,384 10 7,394 739 -36% #197
1940s 8,244 – 8,244 824 +11% #223
1950s 9,045 – 9,045 905 +10% #253
1960s 9,938 20 9,958 996 +10% #262
1970s 7,204 11 7,215 722 -28% #288
1980s 6,931 15 6,946 695 -4% #308
1990s 4,286 – 4,286 429 -38% #354
2000s 1,478 – 1,478 148 -66% #991
2010s 754 – 754 75 -49% #2,081
2020s (to 2025) 362 – 362 60 -20% #2,441

Where Antoinette is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 54 0.03 outside top 500
2027 54 0.03 outside top 500
2028 54 0.03 outside top 500
2029 53 0.03 outside top 500
2030 53 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Antoinette

Antoinette is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,002 in 2025 with 55 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 78,789 American babies have been named Antoinette. Its peak came in 1924, when 1,333 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Antoinette stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Antoinette?

The median living Antoinette is about 58 years old; half are between 42 and 71. An estimated 45 thousand people named Antoinette are alive in the United States today.

median 58 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Antoinette year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 55 #3,002 – –
2024 57 #2,895 – –
2023 51 #3,188 – –
2022 61 #2,795 – –
2021 67 #2,590 – –
2020 71 #2,441 – –
2019 59 #2,818 – –
2018 57 #2,912 – –
2017 67 #2,604 – –
2016 68 #2,598 – –
2015 78 #2,356 – –
2014 93 #2,081 – –
2013 73 #2,462 – –
2012 83 #2,266 – –
2011 83 #2,261 – –
2010 93 #2,119 – –
2009 116 #1,838 – –
2008 109 #1,930 – –
2007 143 #1,580 – –
2006 121 #1,724 – –
2005 151 #1,417 – –
2004 145 #1,427 – –
2003 129 #1,509 – –
2002 146 #1,330 – –
2001 204 #1,051 – –
2000 214 #991 – –
1995 364 #611 – –
1990 753 #354 – –
1985 690 #340 – –
1980 590 #389 – –
1975 646 #341 – –
1970 1,020 #288 – –
1965 994 #273 – –
1960 932 #307 – –
1955 846 #299 – –
1950 860 #260 – –
1945 735 #249 – –
1940 741 #227 – –
1935 627 #249 – –
1930 976 #197 5 #4,023
1925 1,172 #187 – –
1920 1,162 #180 – –
1915 1,047 #173 – –
1910 320 #200 – –
1905 181 #236 – –
1900 133 #282 – –
1895 96 #288 – –
1890 66 #310 – –
1885 41 #317 – –
1880 19 #375 – –

Famous people named Antoinette

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Antoinette de Bourbon Antoinette de Bourbon Duchess of Guise (1494–1583) Medieval
  2. 2 Antoinette de Mérode Antoinette de Mérode Princess of Monaco from 1856 to 1864 1828–1864 · 19th century
  3. 3 Antoinette de Jong Antoinette de Jong Dutch speed skater (born 1995) Contemporary
  4. 4 Antoinette Nana Djimou Antoinette Nana Djimou French heptathlete and pentathlete b. 1985 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Antoinette, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Antoinette?

The median living Antoinette is about 58 years old. Half of all living Antoinettes are between 42 and 71 years old.

How many people named Antoinette are alive today?

An estimated 45 thousand people named Antoinette are alive in the United States, based on 78,789 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Antoinette mean?

From French Antoinette, feminine diminutive of Antoine, equivalent to Anthony.

How popular is the name Antoinette in 2025?

Antoinette ranked #3,002 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 55 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Antoinette?

78,789 babies have been named Antoinette in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Antoinette most popular?

Antoinette peaked in 1924, when 1,333 newborns received the name.

Is Antoinette a boy or girl name?

Antoinette is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Antoinette rising or falling?

Antoinette is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Antoinette become more popular?

Antoinette looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 53 girls named Antoinette in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Antoinette?

Well-known people named Antoinette include Antoinette de Bourbon (politician), Antoinette de Mérode (nobleman), Antoinette de Jong (skater).

Names like Antoinette

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