Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Antoinette

Gender

Female

Origin

Latin
Beyond praise. Feminine of Anthony.
French
Highly praiseworthy; feminine form of Anthony

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Antoinette

Pronunciation

a-ntoi-nette, antoin(et)-te

Famous People

French Queen Marie Antoinette

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #5614, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1924 (rank #173, 1,333 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2998, 55 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–55
2024–57
2023–51
2022–61
2021–67
2020–71
2019–59
2018–57
2017–67
2016–68

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #783, 29 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5685, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
20213
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1920 (rank #36, 2,016 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2569, 10 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202310
20226
20216
202010
20195
201810
201710
20168
201516
20149

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1971 (rank #90, 93 births); most recent 2005 (rank #689, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
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2017–
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1989 (rank #457, 5 births); most recent 1990 (rank #615, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #358, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1952 (rank #272, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence