Unisex name · since 1880
Antonia
34,222 babies named Antonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,280 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,222
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
34,222 babies have been named Antonia since 1880, making it today's #1280 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Antonia recorded 34,222 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1280 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #761 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,280 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 34,222 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antonia ranks #761 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,280 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 34,222 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,280 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,222
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Antonia's 34,222 recorded births place it above 98.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Antonia compares
34,222 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Antonia's all-time total is 91x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Antonia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34,222 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 669 | 21 | 19,840 |
Antonia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Antonia splits its recorded history at 1953: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1881 (13 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 669 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Antonia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 669
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Antonia popularity over time - boys
2,618 total births recorded since 1914 (Antonia as boys' name)
Antonia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,126 births, 12% of the file).
1990s was Antonia's strongest decade.
4,126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Antonia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 276
1880s
276 births
- 1890s 456
1890s
456 births
- 1900s 610
1900s
610 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,992 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,097 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,220 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,715 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,183 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,539 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,850 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,354 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,126 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,184 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,387 births
- 2020s 1,233
2020s
1,233 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,126 births (12% of all-time use).
How Antonia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Antonia's total volume
Antonia by state
Where Antonia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6,169 | 18.0% |
| #2 | California | | 4,748 | 13.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,597 | 10.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,494 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,127 | 3.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,118 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 1,081 | 3.2% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 996 | 2.9% |
6,169 of 34,222 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Antonia appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Antonia's data
- Antonia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,126 total births); usage has since declined to 1,233 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Antonias (6,169 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Antonia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Antonia 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.