Unisex name ★ peaked 1996

Antonia

Meaning From Spanish Antonia Gender Unisex · 93% girls Rank 2025 #1,279 Trend → Stable

From Spanish Antonia. The feminine equivalent of Anthony.

Rank 2025
#1,279
among girls · ↓223 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
175
named Antonia · -26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,184
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1996
678 babies
All-time total
36,840
#761 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Antonia popularity over time

36,840 babies have been named Antonia 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 276 – 276 28 – #336
1890s 456 – 456 46 +65% #377
1900s 610 – 610 61 +34% #386
1910s 1,992 43 2,035 204 +234% #369
1920s 3,097 82 3,179 318 +56% #361
1930s 2,220 61 2,281 228 -28% #412
1940s 2,715 33 2,748 275 +20% #417
1950s 3,183 155 3,338 334 +21% #451
1960s 2,539 475 3,014 301 -10% #572
1970s 2,850 883 3,733 373 +24% #545
1980s 3,354 590 3,944 394 +6% #546
1990s 4,126 195 4,321 432 +10% #395
2000s 3,184 83 3,267 327 -24% #608
2010s 2,387 18 2,405 241 -26% #981
2020s (to 2025) 1,233 – 1,233 206 -15% #1,056

Where Antonia 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 175 0.11 outside top 500
2027 175 0.11 outside top 500
2028 175 0.11 outside top 500
2029 176 0.11 outside top 500
2030 176 0.11 outside top 500

Where Antonia is most popular

Girls named Antonia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.128 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Antonia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 87 0.482 +278%
New York 131 0.331 +159%
Florida 100 0.234 +83%
Massachusetts 27 0.223 +75%
Illinois 47 0.205 +61%
Maryland 15 0.142 +11%
California 118 0.140 +10%
Georgia 31 0.136 +7%
Pennsylvania 32 0.135 +6%
Virginia 21 0.123 ≈ national
Connecticut 7 0.120 -6%
Ohio 26 0.110 -14%
Texas 87 0.108 -15%
Michigan 16 0.088 -31%
Arizona 7 0.050 -61%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -83%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Antonia

Antonia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,279 in 2025 with 175 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 36,840 American babies have been named Antonia, about 93% girls and 7% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1996, when 678 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Antonia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Antonia?

The median living Antonia is about 41 years old; half are between 25 and 60. An estimated 26 thousand people named Antonia are alive in the United States today.

median 41 020406080100

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

Antonia 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 175 #1,279 – –
2024 236 #1,056 – –
2023 219 #1,120 – –
2022 193 #1,246 – –
2021 212 #1,153 – –
2020 198 #1,174 – –
2019 229 #1,090 – –
2018 198 #1,200 – –
2017 257 #1,010 – –
2016 265 #997 – –
2015 262 #1,020 – –
2014 272 #981 – –
2013 241 #1,034 5 #12,284
2012 223 #1,113 6 #10,882
2011 232 #1,061 7 #9,674
2010 208 #1,165 – –
2009 197 #1,250 8 #9,042
2008 250 #1,045 5 #12,671
2007 273 #984 6 #11,022
2006 257 #1,004 9 #8,041
2005 306 #832 10 #7,140
2004 329 #784 8 #8,186
2003 346 #737 11 #6,285
2002 399 #637 9 #7,081
2001 414 #608 7 #8,396
2000 413 #615 10 #6,345
1995 437 #543 16 #3,868
1990 337 #659 35 #2,087
1985 348 #566 55 #1,290
1980 333 #558 73 #1,055
1975 255 #617 97 #841
1970 308 #577 71 #952
1965 280 #572 41 #1,191
1960 258 #628 28 #1,523
1955 327 #512 14 #2,146
1950 310 #460 9 #2,589
1945 254 #446 7 #2,755
1940 199 #484 – –
1935 213 #443 – –
1930 256 #412 9 #2,787
1925 281 #410 5 #4,223
1920 312 #373 – –
1915 235 #393 5 #3,848
1910 73 #466 – –
1905 67 #414 – –
1900 52 #468 – –
1895 53 #385 – –
1890 37 #413 – –
1885 33 #348 – –
1880 18 #390 – –

Famous people named Antonia

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

  1. 1 Antonia Thomas Antonia Thomas British actress (born 1986) Contemporary
  2. 2 Antonia Fraser Antonia Fraser British author and novelist (born 1932) Contemporary
  3. 3 Antonia Minor Antonia Minor Roman noblewoman (36 BC–AD 37) -36–37 · Antiquity
  4. 4 Antonia San Juan Antonia San Juan Spanish actress, director and screenwriter b. 1961 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Antonia Iacobescu Antonia Iacobescu Romanian singer (born 1989) Contemporary
  6. 6 Antonia the Elder Antonia the Elder 1st century BC Roman noblewoman -39–32 · Antiquity
  7. 7 Antonia Maury Antonia Maury American astronomer (1866–1952) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Antonia?

The median living Antonia is about 41 years old. Half of all living Antonias are between 25 and 60 years old.

How many people named Antonia are alive today?

An estimated 26 thousand people named Antonia are alive in the United States, based on 36,840 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Antonia mean?

From Spanish Antonia. The feminine equivalent of Anthony.

How popular is the name Antonia in 2025?

Antonia ranked #1,279 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 175 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Antonia?

36,840 babies have been named Antonia in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Antonia most popular?

Antonia peaked in 1996, when 678 newborns received the name.

Is Antonia a boy or girl name?

Antonia is used for both: about 93% of babies named Antonia have been girls and 7% boys.

Is the name Antonia rising or falling?

Antonia has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Antonia become more popular?

Antonia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 176 girls named Antonia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Antonia?

Well-known people named Antonia include Antonia Thomas (actor), Antonia Fraser (writer), Antonia Minor (politician).

Names like Antonia

Names that sound and feel close to Antonia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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