Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Antonia

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Praiseworthy
Italian
Priceless
Latin
Praiseworthy; feminine form of Anthony

Syllables

4

Themes

  • Biblical

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Antonia

Famous People

British author Lady Antonia Fraser

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Anthony Quinn, Daughter of John Wayne

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #773, 108 births); most recent 2013 (rank #12094, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #395, 669 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1279, 175 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–175
2024–236
2023–218
2022–193
2021–212
2020–198
2019–228
2018–198
2017–257
2016–265

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 #190, 234 births); most recent 2025 (rank #439, 91 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202591
2024119
2023139
2022163
2021180
2020188
2019223
2018227
2017212
2016205

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 1908 (rank #121, 244 births); most recent 2023 (rank #651, 64 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202364
202267
202169
202075
201975
201875
201775
201678
201583
201472

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 2015 (rank #244, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #473, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20257
202410
202310
202211
202112
202014
201914
201816
201712
201614

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 2000 (rank #162, 27 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20253
20247
20237
202210
20216
20205
20196
20185
201711
201612

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 1998 (rank #197, 8 births); most recent 2022 (rank #305, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20225
20213
2020–
20193
20186
2017–
20164

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 1997 (rank #340, 10 births); most recent 2021 (rank #565, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
20216
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
20155
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