Recorded 1987–1994 Girls' name Peak 1992 29 births

Antiqua — girls' name

29 babies named Antiqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

29 girls have been named Antiqua since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1994.

29
total births
1987–1994
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Antiqua was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

9 babies were named Antiqua in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antiqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Antiqua between 1987 and 1994, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Antiqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antiqua performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Antiqua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antiqua in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Antiqua at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

29

Since 1987

8 years of records

Peak year

1992

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1987

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1994

Antiqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1987

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
5678910 1994199219891987 7

Antiqua by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 52% of Antiqua's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antiqua?
29 babies have been named Antiqua since 1987. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1992 with 9 births.
When was Antiqua most popular?
Antiqua was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Antiqua been used?
Antiqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 8 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Antiqua?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.