Girls' name · since 1986

Antania

348 babies named Antania in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,675 of 72,339
all-time among girls
348
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade

Antania is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 348 have been recorded since 1986.

Antania has 348 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2018.

  • #14,675 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 348 born since 1986
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antania ranks #14,675 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 348 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.

#14,675 of 72,339
all-time among girls
348
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Antania's 348 recorded births place it above 79.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.

Antania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Antania splits its recorded history at 2002: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Antania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1995)
23
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
0510152025 19861991199620002004200820122018 5

Antania by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (177 births, 51% of the file).

2000s was Antania's strongest decade.

177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Antania births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 177 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Antania by state

Where Antania concentrates geographically, total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Antania
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 1.7%
Georgia share of Antania's total US births 1.7%

6 of 348 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antania?
348 babies have been named Antania since 1986. All-time, it sits at #14,675 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1995 with 23 births.
Where does Antania sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antania ranks #14,675 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Antania most popular?
Antania was most popular in the 2000s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Antania most popular?
The top states for the name Antania are Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Antania been used?
The SSA has tracked Antania since 1986 -- 33 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Antania?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Antoinette, Antonia, Antonella, Antionette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Antania's data

  • Antania's decade-level peak was the 2000s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Georgia records the most Antanias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Antania

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Antania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Antania draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.