boys' name ★ peaked 1997

Antonio

Meaning Borrowed from Italian Antonio and Spanish Antonio Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #176 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Italian Antonio and Spanish Antonio.

Rank 2025
#176
among boys · ↑4 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,058
named Antonio
How common
1 in 830
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1997
5,089 babies
All-time total
264,970
#143 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Antonio popularity over time

264,970 babies have been named Antonio 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
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BoysGirls

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 – 320 320 32 – #256
1890s – 340 340 34 +6% #267
1900s – 860 860 86 +153% #171
1910s 27 4,118 4,145 415 +382% #180
1920s 132 7,140 7,272 727 +75% #186
1930s 76 5,231 5,307 531 -27% #189
1940s 70 6,101 6,171 617 +16% #217
1950s 106 11,639 11,745 1,175 +90% #205
1960s 224 18,594 18,818 1,882 +60% #124
1970s 459 33,280 33,739 3,374 +79% #71
1980s 509 41,616 42,125 4,213 +25% #72
1990s 245 46,546 46,791 4,679 +11% #75
2000s 102 46,248 46,350 4,635 -1% #82
2010s 25 28,343 28,368 2,837 -39% #109
2020s (to 2025) – 12,619 12,619 2,103 -26% #176

Where Antonio is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 2,036 1.19 #179
2027 2,018 1.18 #181
2028 2,002 1.17 #184
2029 1,989 1.16 #186
2030 1,978 1.16 #186

Where Antonio is most popular

Boys named Antonio per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.21 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Antonio 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 117 3.55 +193%
Arizona 359 2.19 +81%
Nevada 121 2.12 +75%
Rhode Island 33 2.02 +67%
Texas 1,735 1.97 +62%
California 1,635 1.79 +47%
District of Columbia 25 1.69 +40%
Maryland 197 1.65 +36%
Illinois 418 1.64 +35%
Florida 760 1.61 +32%
New Jersey 323 1.60 +32%
Connecticut 106 1.57 +29%
Washington 231 1.41 +16%
Michigan 281 1.37 +13%
Colorado 177 1.37 +13%
Massachusetts 185 1.35 +11%
New York 573 1.32 +9%
Kansas 89 1.30 +7%
Oregon 97 1.28 +5%
Georgia 321 1.27 ≈ national
North Carolina 316 1.24 ≈ national
Oklahoma 108 1.22 ≈ national
South Carolina 123 1.19 ≈ national
Tennessee 209 1.16 -5%
Mississippi 63 1.11 -9%
Pennsylvania 276 1.04 -14%
Indiana 164 1.02 -16%
Alabama 111 1.02 -16%
Ohio 265 1.000 -18%
Louisiana 100 0.978 -19%
Nebraska 41 0.943 -22%
Arkansas 58 0.917 -24%
Virginia 171 0.901 -26%
Missouri 121 0.873 -28%
Wisconsin 99 0.836 -31%
Iowa 57 0.827 -32%
Minnesota 93 0.758 -38%
Kentucky 74 0.737 -39%
Delaware 11 0.725 -40%
Utah 69 0.723 -40%
New Hampshire 12 0.540 -55%
Idaho 20 0.489 -60%
Hawaii 6 0.386 -68%
Maine 6 0.309 -75%
North Dakota 5 0.293 -76%
West Virginia 5 0.153 -87%
Alaska – – –
Montana – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Antonio

Antonio is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #176 in 2025 with 2,058 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 264,970 American babies have been named Antonio. Its peak came in 1997, when 5,089 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 Antonio stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Antonio?

The median living Antonio is about 32 years old; half are between 19 and 46. An estimated 232 thousand people named Antonio are alive in the United States today.

median 32 020406080100

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

Antonio 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 – – 2,058 #176
2024 – – 2,058 #180
2023 – – 2,035 #179
2022 – – 2,147 #176
2021 – – 2,182 #178
2020 – – 2,139 #180
2019 – – 2,299 #170
2018 5 #15,928 2,373 #164
2017 – – 2,489 #158
2016 – – 2,561 #159
2015 – – 2,730 #152
2014 5 #16,789 2,898 #139
2013 5 #16,810 3,027 #127
2012 – – 3,117 #119
2011 – – 3,319 #118
2010 10 #10,526 3,530 #109
2009 5 #17,576 3,916 #105
2008 6 #15,603 4,378 #102
2007 6 #15,683 4,645 #95
2006 5 #17,431 4,697 #94
2005 12 #8,947 4,694 #92
2004 14 #7,868 4,843 #93
2003 16 #6,920 4,717 #92
2002 7 #12,323 4,730 #85
2001 14 #7,356 4,736 #85
2000 17 #6,236 4,892 #82
1995 17 #5,462 4,340 #85
1990 32 #3,372 4,867 #77
1985 48 #2,175 4,151 #73
1980 56 #1,906 4,085 #77
1975 54 #1,730 3,489 #77
1970 28 #2,582 2,744 #121
1965 24 #2,467 1,778 #168
1960 14 #3,362 1,493 #196
1955 9 #4,081 1,196 #207
1950 8 #3,973 926 #210
1945 8 #3,400 585 #230
1940 – – 459 #259
1935 6 #3,769 503 #230
1930 14 #2,312 734 #189
1925 12 #2,785 697 #202
1920 11 #2,908 706 #190
1915 5 #4,315 527 #206
1910 – – 158 #180
1905 – – 73 #224
1900 – – 74 #235
1895 – – 36 #301
1890 – – 34 #294
1885 – – 27 #327
1880 – – 26 #334

Famous people named Antonio

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

  1. 1 Antonio Banderas Antonio Banderas Spanish actor (born 1960) Contemporary
  2. 2 Antonio Conte Antonio Conte Italian football manager (born 1969) Contemporary
  3. 3 Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825) 18th century
  4. 4 Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741) 17th century
  5. 5 Antonio López de Santa Anna Antonio López de Santa Anna President of Mexico many times, 1833 to 1855 1794–1876 · 18th century
  6. 6 Antonio Gramsci Antonio Gramsci Italian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician (1891–1937) 19th century
  7. 7 Antonio Inoki Antonio Inoki Japanese wrestler and politician (1943–2022) Contemporary
  8. 8 Antonio Meucci Antonio Meucci Italian inventor (1808–1889) 19th century
  9. 9 Antonio Stradivari Antonio Stradivari Italian luthier (1644–1737) 17th century
  10. 10 Antonio Tejero Antonio Tejero Spanish Civil Guard colonel and failed coup leader (1932–2026) Contemporary
  11. 11 Antonio Pigafetta Antonio Pigafetta 16th-century Venetian explorer 1492–1531 · Medieval
  12. 12 Antonio Canova Antonio Canova Italian Neoclassical sculptor (1757–1822) 18th century
  13. 13 Antonio José de Sucre Antonio José de Sucre President of Peru and Bolivia (1795–1830) 18th century
  14. 14 Antonio Negri Antonio Negri Italian political philosopher (1933–2023) Contemporary
  15. 15 Antonio Damasio Antonio Damasio Portuguese neuroscientist (born 1944) Contemporary
  16. 16 Antonio Machado Antonio Machado Spanish poet (1875–1939) 19th century
  17. 17 Antonio Carbajal Antonio Carbajal Mexican footballer (1929–2023) Contemporary
  18. 18 Antonio da Correggio Antonio da Correggio Italian Renaissance painter (1489–1534) Medieval
  19. 19 Antonio Segni Antonio Segni President of Italy from 1962 to 1964 1891–1972 · 19th century
  20. 20 Antonio Sant'Elia Antonio Sant'Elia Italian architect (1888–1916) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Antonio?

The median living Antonio is about 32 years old. Half of all living Antonios are between 19 and 46 years old.

How many people named Antonio are alive today?

An estimated 232 thousand people named Antonio are alive in the United States, based on 264,970 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Antonio mean?

Borrowed from Italian Antonio and Spanish Antonio.

How popular is the name Antonio in 2025?

Antonio ranked #176 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,058 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Antonio?

264,970 babies have been named Antonio in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Antonio most popular?

Antonio peaked in 1997, when 5,089 newborns received the name.

Is Antonio a boy or girl name?

Antonio is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Antonio rising or falling?

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

Will Antonio become more popular?

Antonio looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,978 boys named Antonio in 2030, ranking around #186. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Antonio?

Well-known people named Antonio include Antonio Banderas (actor), Antonio Conte (soccer player), Antonio Salieri (composer).

Names like Antonio

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

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