Recorded 1883–2023 Girls' name Peak 1917 7,803 births

Antonette — girls' name

7,803 babies named Antonette in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Antonette was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

152 babies were named Antonette in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antonette

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,803 babies named Antonette between 1883 and 2023, spanning 141 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Antonette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 152 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antonette performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Antonette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,069 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Antonette in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antonette 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 7,803 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.

Antonette at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

7,803

Since 1883

141 years of records

Peak year

1917

152 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1883

Recorded for 141 years

Last year on file: 2023

Antonette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1883

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1917)
152
Annual births at peak — across 141 years of records
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Antonette by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
1,114 births that decade — 14% of Antonette's all-time total
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Antonette by state

Where Antonette concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Antonette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,069 13.7%
#2 California
805 10.3%
#3 Pennsylvania
650 8.3%
#4 Illinois
614 7.9%
#5 New Jersey
259 3.3%
#6 Massachusetts
254 3.3%
#7 Ohio
209 2.7%
#8 Rhode Island
74 0.9%
New York share of Antonette's total US births 13.7%
Even split

1,069 of 7,803 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Antonette appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antonette?
7,803 babies have been named Antonette since 1883. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1917 with 152 births.
When was Antonette most popular?
Antonette was most popular in the 1920s decade with 1,114 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Antonette most popular?
The top states for the name Antonette are New York (1,069 births), California (805 births), Pennsylvania (650 births).
How long has the name Antonette been used?
Antonette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 141 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Antonette?
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.

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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, 1883–2023 (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.