Recorded 1971–2021 Boys' name Peak 1993 292 births

Antonious — boys' name

292 babies named Antonious in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s561980s441990s1122000s452010s302020s5
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Antonious was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

17 babies were named Antonious in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antonious

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Antonious between 1971 and 2021, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Antonious currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antonious performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Antonious shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antonious 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 292 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.

Antonious at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

292

Since 1971

51 years of records

Peak year

1993

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1971

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2021

Antonious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1971

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1993)
17
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
05101520 202120112001199619911986197819721971 9

Antonious by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
112 births that decade — 38% of Antonious's all-time total
1970s561980s441990s1122000s452010s302020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antonious?
292 babies have been named Antonious since 1971. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1993 with 17 births.
When was Antonious most popular?
Antonious was most popular in the 1990s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Antonious been used?
Antonious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 51 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Antonious?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anthony, Antonio, Antoine, Anton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1971–2021 (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.