Girls' name · since 1985

Antonea

71 babies named Antonea in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,898 of 72,339
all-time among girls
71
born since 1985
1990s
peak decade

71 girls have been named Antonea since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Antonea recorded 71 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2001.

  • #30,898 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 71 born since 1985
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antonea ranks #30,898 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.

#30,898 of 72,339
all-time among girls
71
born since 1985
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Antonea's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Antonea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Antonea's full recorded timeline at 1995, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Antonea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1995)
12
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
468101214 19851986198819921993199519961997199820002001 5

Antonea by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (44 births, 62% of the file).

1990s was Antonea's strongest decade.

44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Antonea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 44 births (62% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antonea?
Antonea has been given to 71 babies in the U.S. since 1985, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,898 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 12 babies were born in 1995, its single highest year.
Where does Antonea sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antonea ranks #30,898 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 Antonea most popular?
Antonea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Antonea been used?
The SSA has tracked Antonea since 1985 -- 17 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Antonea?
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 Antonea's data

  • Antonea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Antonea

Nearby Names Like Antonea

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Antonea: 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, 1985–2001 (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 Antonea 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.