Boys' name · since 1953

Antione

Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 4,831 babies named Antione, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#1,817 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,280 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,831
born since 1953
1980s
peak decade

Yes -- Antione is the #7280 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,831 recorded since 1953.

Antione has 4,831 recorded births among boys since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7280 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.

  • #1,817 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,280 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 4,831 born since 1953
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antione ranks #1,817 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,280 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,831 born since 1953, peaking in the 1980s.

#1,817 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,280 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,831
born since 1953
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%47.7%
Antione vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Antione's 4,831 recorded births place it above 96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

22 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.

How Antione compares

4,831 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Antione's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Antione Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 4,831 369 358,536
Peak-year births 158 34 22,252

Antione's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Antione splits its recorded history at 1990: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 158 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Antione popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
158
Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
050100150200 195319641973198219912000200920182025 11

Antione popularity over time - girls

49 total births recorded since 1971 (Antione as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 49 births
4681012 19711972197319741976197819821984 5

Antione by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (1,403 births, 29% of the file).

1980s was Antione's strongest decade.

1,403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Antione births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,403 births (29% of all-time use).

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

How Antione compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Antione's total volume

Antione vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 1.6%-86, 8.4%-116, 1.8%-111, 2.1%-58, 4.5%-36, 6.8%-43, 8.9%-28, 8.9%-112, 2.1%-36, 7%-107, 4%-41, 7.7%-39, 7.2%-122, 2.4%-45, 5.7%Antione-73, 3.3%Antione
Antione vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Antione by state

Where Antione concentrates geographically, total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Antione
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
596 12.3%
#2 California
272 5.6%
#3 Maryland
253 5.2%
#4 Michigan
250 5.2%
#5 New York
244 5.1%
#6 Virginia
172 3.6%
#7 Ohio
144 3.0%
#8 Georgia
134 2.8%
Illinois share of Antione's total US births 12.3%
Even split

596 of 4,831 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Antione appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antione?
Antione has been given to 4,831 babies in the U.S. since 1953, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,817 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #7,280 of 13,930. 158 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
Where does Antione sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antione ranks #1,817 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,280 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Antione most popular?
Antione was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,403 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Antione most popular?
The top states for the name Antione are Illinois (596 births), California (272 births), Maryland (253 births).
How long has the name Antione been used?
The SSA has tracked Antione since 1953 -- 73 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Antione?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anthony, Antonio, Antoine, Anton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Antione's data

  • Antione's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,403 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Illinois records the most Antiones (596 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names

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

Keep exploring Antione

Nearby Names Like Antione

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Antione

Names with a similar popularity rank to Antione

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Antione: 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, 1953–2025 (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 Antione 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.