Boys' name · since 1880
Antonio
Antonio has 262,995 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #143 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #176 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 262,995
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Antonio currently ranks #176 among boys' names in America, with 262,995 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antonio has been recorded 262,995 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #176 nationally and more common than 99% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #143 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #176 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 262,995 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antonio ranks #143 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #176 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 262,995 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #143 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #176 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 262,995
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Antonio's 262,995 recorded births place it above 99.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Antonio compares
262,995 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Antonio's all-time total is 713x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Antonio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 262,995 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 5,069 | 34 | 22,252 |
Antonio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Antonio's full recorded timeline at 1953, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 24 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 5,069 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Antonio popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 5,069
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Antonio popularity over time - girls
1,975 total births recorded since 1915 (Antonio as girls' name)
Antonio by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (46,546 births, 18% of the file).
1990s was Antonio's strongest decade.
46,546 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Antonio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 320
1880s
320 births
- 1890s 340
1890s
340 births
- 1900s 860
1900s
860 births
- 1910s 4,118
1910s
4,118 births
- 1920s 7,140
1920s
7,140 births
- 1930s 5,231
1930s
5,231 births
- 1940s 6,101
1940s
6,101 births
- 1950s 11,639
1950s
11,639 births
- 1960s 18,594
1960s
18,594 births
- 1970s
1970s
33,280 births
- 1980s
1980s
41,616 births
- 1990s
1990s
46,546 births
- 2000s
2000s
46,248 births
- 2010s
2010s
28,343 births
- 2020s 12,619
2020s
12,619 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 46,546 births (18% of all-time use).
How Antonio 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 Antonio's total volume
Antonio by state
Where Antonio concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42,640 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 38,811 | 14.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 17,291 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 14,295 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 14,226 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10,043 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 8,580 | 3.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 7,757 | 2.9% |
42,640 of 262,995 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Antonio appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Antonio's data
- Antonio's decade-level peak was the 1990s (46,546 total births); usage has since declined to 12,619 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Antonios (42,640 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Antonio
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Antonio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
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 Antonio 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.