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Antonia

Gender
Girl
Say it
an-TOH-nee-a
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#468 for girls
US rank, 2025
#1,279 for girls

Antonia is a girls' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 468th for girls in the UK (94 babies) and 1,279th for girls in the US (175 babies).

What does Antonia mean?

Latin: feminine of Antonius

Antonia Minor, a daughter of Mark Antony, was the mother of the Roman emperor Claudius.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Antonia a girl's or a boy's name?

Antonia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 94 girls in the UK and 175 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Antonia in the UK?

Rank in 2025
468th among girls
Babies in 2025
94 about 1 in 3,000 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 45% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 94 girls in the UK were named Antonia, making it the 468th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 267th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 261 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Antonia than any year since 2011.

Half of all the girls named Antonia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 439th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 261 in 19982025
Antonia in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202594#468
2024126#381
2023146#334
2022178#285
2021189#277
2020193#267
2019232#230
2018238#236
2017223#248
2016221#257
2015193#280
2014163#315
2013142#360
2012107#462
201192#508
201083#538
200997#466
200894#480
2007108#421
2006144#334
2005110#397
2004151#307
2003186#262
2002178#257
2001189#242
2000239#202
1999256#195
1998261#184
1997249#198
1996259#184

How popular is Antonia in the US?

Rank in 2025
1,279th among girls
Babies in 2025
175 about 1 in 9,200 girls
Five-year trend
Steady up 1% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 175 girls in the US were named Antonia, making it the 1,279th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,173rd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 669 girls.

2025 had fewer girls named Antonia than any year since 1913.

Half of all the girls named Antonia in the US since 1880 were born between 1939 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2013, 98% of the babies named Antonia in the US were girls.

1880Busiest: 669 in 19962025
Antonia in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025175#1,279
2024236#1,056
2023219#1,120
2022193#1,246
2021212#1,153
2020198#1,173
2019229#1,089
2018198#1,199
2017257#1,009
2016265#996
2015262#1,018
2014272#979
2013241#1,034
2012223#1,111
2011232#1,061
2010208#1,165
2009197#1,249
2008250#1,045
2007273#984
2006257#1,004
2005306#832
2004329#784
2003346#737
2002399#637
2001414#608
2000413#615
1999433#574
1998465#540
1997513#486
1996669#395
1995437#543
1994318#669
1993303#705
1992342#652
1991309#691
1990337#658
1989310#657
1988357#575
1987343#578
1986342#571
1985348#566
1984339#553
1983324#561
1982317#577
1981341#546
1980333#558
1979270#644
1978281#608
1977265#632
1976298#563
1975255#617
1974310#545
1973292#564
1972282#580
1971289#597
1970308#577
1969287#585
1968226#645
1967225#640
1966248#599
1965280#572
1964250#646
1963252#635
1962238#657
1961275#610
1960258#627
1959282#590
1958301#564
1957265#595
1956327#517
1955327#511
1954359#464
1953318#484
1952365#450
1951329#459
1950310#459
1949324#441
1948357#417
1947293#479
1946286#462
1945254#446
1944265#441
1943243#473
1942261#459
1941233#452
1940199#484
1939205#468
1938196#474
1937222#442
1936219#435
1935213#442
1934216#441
1933237#417
1932224#442
1931232#426
1930256#412
1929289#395
1928302#385
1927335#374
1926327#376
1925281#410
1924334#373
1923299#384
1922280#394
1921338#361
1920312#373
1919252#407
1918292#382
1917264#390
1916248#398
1915235#393
1914202#374
1913171#369
1912146#379
1911109#388
191073#466
190969#445
190874#419
190772#418
190657#453
190567#413
190461#412
190357#419
190243#478
190158#385
190052#468
189953#396
189853#422
189735#491
189652#392
189553#384
189455#377
189341#422
189241#413
189136#413
189037#412
188935#410
188844#362
188726#435
188631#387
188533#348
188430#366
188318#451
188228#336
188113#470
188018#388

Nicknames for Antonia

Names like Antonia

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Aurelia, Victoria, Cecilia, Julia, Rosa, Anna, Octavia, Alma, Amelia, Elizabeth, Alice, Georgia

Names related to Antonia

Antonina, Anthonia, Antania

More Latin names

Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian

Every Latin name

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, “Antonia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/antonia, updated 20 October 2026.