Boys' name · since 1882
Antoine
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 27,288 babies named Antoine, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #711 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,709 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,288
- born since 1882
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Antoine is the #1709 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 27,288 recorded since 1882.
Antoine has 27,288 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1709 as of the latest data, more common than 88% 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 1882 to 2025.
- #711 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,709 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 27,288 born since 1882
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antoine ranks #711 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,709 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 27,288 born since 1882, peaking in the 1980s.
- #711 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,709 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,288
- born since 1882
- 1980s
- peak decade
Antoine's 27,288 recorded births place it above 98.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Antoine compares
27,288 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Antoine's all-time total is 74x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Antoine | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,288 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 829 | 34 | 22,252 |
Antoine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Antoine splits its recorded history at 1957: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 829 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Antoine popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 829
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Antoine popularity over time - girls
364 total births recorded since 1948 (Antoine as girls' name)
Antoine by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (7,625 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Antoine's strongest decade.
7,625 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Antoine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 42
1880s
42 births
- 1890s 49
1890s
49 births
- 1900s 97
1900s
97 births
- 1910s 230
1910s
230 births
- 1920s 285
1920s
285 births
- 1930s 209
1930s
209 births
- 1940s 204
1940s
204 births
- 1950s 550
1950s
550 births
- 1960s 1,855
1960s
1,855 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,828 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,625 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,169 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,358 births
- 2010s 2,095
2010s
2,095 births
- 2020s 692
2020s
692 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7,625 births (28% of all-time use).
How Antoine 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 Antoine's total volume
Antoine by state
Where Antoine concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 2,486 | 9.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,429 | 8.9% |
| #3 | California | | 2,133 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 1,610 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,609 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 1,408 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 1,291 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,174 | 4.3% |
2,486 of 27,288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Antoine appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Antoine's data
- Antoine's decade-level peak was the 1980s (7,625 total births); usage has since declined to 692 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Antoines (2,486 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Antoine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
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, 1882–2025 (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 Antoine 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.