Girl's name
Antonia
Say it an-TOH-nee-uh
Spanish origin 4 syllables
Where Antonia is loved, common and rare
Common across Austria and six German cities. Rare in Italy, Poland, Switzerland and eight more places.
1 in 2,783 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
Austria 21stMunich 32ndCologne 50th
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Every place
In 18 of the 40 official lists, among them Austria (21st), Munich (32nd) and Cologne (50th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 21st 2025 | 285 | 1 in 125 |
| Munich city | 32nd 2025 | 35 | about 1 in 120 |
| Cologne city | 50th 2023 | 23 | about 1 in 267 |
| Berlin city | 80th 2023 | 38 | about 1 in 382 |
| Italy | 133rd 2024 | 195 | 1 in 919 |
| Poland | 211th 2025 | 34 | 1 in 3,523 |
| Switzerland | 215th 2025 | 33 | 1 in 1,030 |
| Catalonia region as Antònia | 249th 2025 | 15 | 1 in 1,285 |
| England and Wales | 439th 2025 | 91 | 1 in 2,783 |
| Ireland | 483rd 2025 | 7 | 1 in 3,018 |
| Sweden | 558th 2025 | 10 | about 1 in 4,017 |
| France | 661st 2025 | 60 | 1 in 4,780 |
| Scotland | 780th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 5,964 |
| The Netherlands | 988th 2025 | 10 | about 1 in 6,102 |
| Ontario province | 1584th 2024 | 6 | about 1 in 9,078 |
| Bonn city | 31st 2025 | 15 | about 1 in 201 |
| Rostock city | 92nd 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 492 |
| Leipzig city | 95th 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 437 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, Quebec, British Columbia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
Antonia comes from Spanish, and it is the feminine equivalent of Anthony, from the Roman family name Antonius. No meaning is recorded, so it is best understood as the female form of that ancient Roman name.
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Four syllables, said an-TOH-nee-uh, with the stress on the second. Tonia and Toni are natural short forms. Antonía and Antònia show accented spellings, and Antoinette, Antonietta and Antonie are relatives.
Austria is where it is most popular, as a top-30 name, and it is also used in Italy and Poland. In English-speaking countries it appears in smaller numbers in England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland. French records show it at its height in the 1920s, and it is declining in several regions today, so it is a dignified classic rather than a fashionable name.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- an-TOH-nee-uh, 4 syllables
- Origin
- Spanish
- Other spellings
- Nia
- Antonie
- Antoinette
- Tonia
- Tonya
- Antonietta
- Antonieta
- Antonija
- Antoniya
- Andonia
- Antonetta
- Anthonia
- Antonette
Counted together here: Antonía and Antònia.
Etymology
From Spanish Antonia. The feminine equivalent of Anthony.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 2 of 15 regions, falling in 7.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 246 | 237 | 224 | 223 | 248 | 262 | 281 | 314 | 365 | 439 |
| Scotland | 311 | 327 | 583 | 493 | 544 | 485 | 324 | 439 | 431 | 780 |
| Northern Ireland | 353 | 273 | 424 | 446 | 305 | |||||
| Ireland | 316 | 341 | 280 | 313 | 294 | 336 | 357 | 364 | 372 | 483 |
| Ontario | 705 | 914 | 1103 | 1240 | 1240 | 1259 | 964 | 1057 | 1584 | |
| British Columbia | 567 | |||||||||
| Quebec | 956 | 707 | 730 | 883 | 722 | 787 | ||||
| France | 669 | 688 | 653 | 648 | 633 | 654 | 696 | 648 | 644 | 661 |
| The Netherlands | 928 | 949 | 892 | 891 | 824 | 992 | 988 | |||
| Austria | 51 | 52 | 46 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
| Switzerland | 271 | 282 | 275 | 233 | 350 | 256 | 327 | 244 | 321 | 215 |
| Berlin | 44 | 57 | 66 | 61 | 46 | 72 | 75 | 80 | ||
| Munich | 7 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 32 |
| Cologne | 43 | 42 | 52 | 53 | 32 | 46 | 44 | 50 | ||
| Bonn | 42 | 48 | 41 | 18 | 45 | 51 | 26 | 41 | 28 | 31 |
| Leipzig | 98 | 74 | 50 | 92 | 99 | 83 | 129 | 85 | 54 | 95 |
| Rostock | 105 | 107 | 43 | 199 | 76 | 76 | 122 | 35 | 99 | 92 |
| Norway | 544 | 481 | 472 | 471 | 427 | 460 | 478 | |||
| Sweden | 351 | 432 | 388 | 336 | 440 | 539 | 501 | 344 | 887 | 558 |
| Catalonia | 356 | 347 | 370 | 263 | 231 | 248 | 289 | 469 | 280 | 249 |
| Italy | 105 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 110 | 115 | 111 | 133 | |
| Poland | 136 | 144 | 137 | 137 | 154 | 143 | 176 | 203 | 166 | 211 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 439 | 91 | 35.9 |
| 2024 | 365 | 119 | 46.1 |
| 2023 | 314 | 139 | 54.2 |
| 2022 | 281 | 163 | 61.9 |
| 2021 | 262 | 180 | 65.7 |
| 2020 | 248 | 188 | 70.0 |
| 2019 | 223 | 223 | 79.6 |
| 2018 | 224 | 227 | 78.7 |
| 2017 | 237 | 212 | 70.9 |
| 2016 | 246 | 205 | 66.7 |
| 2015 | 273 | 178 | 57.8 |
| 2014 | 315 | 147 | 47.9 |
| 2013 | 353 | 129 | 41.8 |
| 2012 | 454 | 99 | 30.7 |
| 2011 | 489 | 87 | 27.1 |
| 2010 | 538 | 74 | 23.1 |
| 2009 | 467 | 89 | 28.4 |
| 2008 | 494 | 79 | 25.0 |
| 2007 | 401 | 103 | 33.6 |
| 2006 | 328 | 132 | 44.1 |
| 2005 | 390 | 101 | 35.0 |
| 2004 | 309 | 130 | 45.5 |
| 2003 | 250 | 173 | 62.1 |
| 2002 | 252 | 158 | 59.1 |
| 2001 | 232 | 170 | 63.4 |
| 2000 | 206 | 205 | 75.0 |
| 1999 | 198 | 223 | 79.2 |
| 1998 | 189 | 228 | 78.8 |
| 1997 | 195 | 224 | 76.4 |
| 1996 | 190 | 234 | 79.1 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Antonia in France since 1925 were born in or after 1966. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 1925, at 52.8 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Antonia per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1925 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Antonia
1 in 1,243 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Antonia.
1 in 228 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Antonia.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Antonia.
1 in 2,347 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Antonia.
1 in 2,113 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Antonia.
1 in 660 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Antonia. Same first letter as Antonia.
1 in 1,408 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Antonia. Ends in -ia, like Antonia.
1 in 405 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Antonia. Ends in -ia, like Antonia.
1 in 424 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Antonia.
1 in 660 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Antonia.
Middle names for Antonia
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Antonia Charlotte
4-2 beats · initials AC
Changes the beat after Antonia: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Antonia Sophie
4-2 beats · initials AS
Changes the beat after Antonia: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Antonia Grace
4-1 beats · initials AG
Changes the beat after Antonia: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Antonia Maria
4-3 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Antonia: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Antonia Mia
4-2 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Antonia: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Antonia Ruby
4-2 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Antonia: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Antonia Rose
4-1 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Antonia: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Antonia Emily
4-3 beats · initials AE · Antonia slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Antonia: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables. Antonia slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Same style as Antonia
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 228 in Northern Ireland
94% alike: moves with Antonia across countries and decades.
1 in 754 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Antonia across countries and decades.
1 in 424 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Antonia across countries and decades.
1 in 2,113 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Antonia across countries and decades.
1 in 1,408 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Antonia across countries and decades.
1 in 636 in England and Wales
91% alike: moves with Antonia across countries and decades.
1 in 251 in Northern Ireland
91% alike: moves with Antonia across countries and decades.
1 in 3,018 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Antonia across countries and decades.
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People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Antonia
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Antonia?
Her best rank is No. 21 in Austria in 2025, about 1 in 125 girls. She is in the published lists of 18 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Antonia?
an-TOH-nee-uh, with 4 syllables.
Is Antonia getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 2 of 15 regions, falling in 7.
Which sister names go with Antonia?
The deck's top five sisters for Antonia: Diana, Rosa, Miriam, Vanessa and Nicole. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.