Boys' name · since 1971
Antonious
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 292 babies named Antonious, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 292
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Antonious sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 292 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antonious has been recorded 292 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1971 to 2021.
- #10,728 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 292 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antonious ranks #10,728 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 292 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 292
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Antonious's 292 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Antonious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Antonious splits its recorded history at 1993: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Antonious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2021
- Peak year (1993)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Antonious by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (112 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Antonious's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Antonious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
56 births
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 112 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Antonious's decade-level peak was the 1990s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Antonious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~50 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, 1971–2021 (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 Antonious 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.