Antonella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- an-to-NEL-a
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,186 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #284 for girls
Antonella is a girls' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,186th for girls in the UK (29 babies) and 284th for girls in the US (1,087 babies).
What does Antonella mean?
Latin: Italian pet form of Antonia
An Italian pet form of Antonia, from the Roman family name Antonius.
Is Antonella a girl's or a boy's name?
Antonella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 girls in the UK and 1,087 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Antonella in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,186th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29 about 1 in 9,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the UK were named Antonella, making it the 1,186th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,121st. Its busiest year was 2020, with 32 girls.
Half of all the girls named Antonella in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,133rd in England and Wales.
Antonella in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,186 |
| 2024 | 26 | #1,321 |
| 2023 | 32 | #1,125 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 32 | #1,121 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,729 |
| 2018 | 15 | #2,000 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 12 | #2,328 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Antonella in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 284th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,087 about 1 in 1,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,087 girls in the US were named Antonella, making it the 284th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 558th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,333 girls. It first appears in the records in 1954.
Half of all the girls named Antonella in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Antonella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,087 | #284 |
| 2024 | 1,333 | #233 |
| 2023 | 1,093 | #288 |
| 2022 | 721 | #436 |
| 2021 | 557 | #548 |
| 2020 | 526 | #558 |
| 2019 | 564 | #543 |
| 2018 | 665 | #470 |
| 2017 | 468 | #630 |
| 2016 | 370 | #768 |
| 2015 | 262 | #1,018 |
| 2014 | 217 | #1,147 |
| 2013 | 208 | #1,152 |
| 2012 | 170 | #1,374 |
| 2011 | 189 | #1,261 |
| 2010 | 172 | #1,357 |
| 2009 | 153 | #1,492 |
| 2008 | 168 | #1,415 |
| 2007 | 149 | #1,537 |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,815 |
| 2005 | 71 | #2,453 |
| 2004 | 63 | #2,616 |
| 2003 | 75 | #2,257 |
| 2002 | 56 | #2,706 |
| 2001 | 43 | #3,194 |
| 2000 | 32 | #3,881 |
| 1999 | 33 | #3,635 |
| 1998 | 34 | #3,494 |
| 1997 | 39 | #3,033 |
| 1996 | 50 | #2,506 |
| 1995 | 31 | #3,487 |
| 1994 | 32 | #3,443 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,323 |
| 1990 | 31 | #3,431 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 35 | #2,703 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 30 | #2,852 |
| 1982 | 31 | #2,900 |
| 1981 | 29 | #2,986 |
| 1980 | 38 | #2,486 |
| 1979 | 28 | #2,997 |
| 1978 | 32 | #2,629 |
| 1977 | 30 | #2,715 |
| 1976 | 30 | #2,601 |
| 1975 | 48 | #1,877 |
| 1974 | 34 | #2,290 |
| 1973 | 36 | #2,171 |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,920 |
| 1971 | 39 | #2,107 |
| 1970 | 22 | #3,030 |
| 1969 | 27 | #2,515 |
| 1968 | 25 | #2,482 |
| 1967 | 16 | #3,210 |
| 1966 | 16 | #3,147 |
| 1965 | 23 | #2,537 |
| 1964 | 13 | #3,691 |
| 1963 | 13 | #3,634 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
Nicknames for Antonella
- Nella 45 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Antonella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arabella, Ariella, Aurora, Eliana, Aria, Athena, Valentina, Alba, Emilia, Ariana, Liliana, Luna
Names related to Antonella
More Latin names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Antonella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/antonella, updated 20 October 2026.