The first name Antoinette
A girl’s name from French.
Pronounced /ˌæntwəˈnet/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
From French Antoinette, feminine diminutive of Antoine, equivalent to Anthony.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Antoinette last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 29 births (#783).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Antoinette with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Antoinette at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 55 girls born in the United States were named Antoinette, the 3,002nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 1,333 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Antoinette in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Antoinette in Danish and French too.
Famous people named Antoinette
43 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Antoinette Brown BlackwellAmerican minister (1825–1921)
- Antoinette Rijpma-de JongDutch speed skater, born 1995
- Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelGerman duchess (1696-1762)
- Aimée Antoinette CamusFrench botanist (1879-1965)
- Antoinette Nana DjimouFrench heptathlete and pentathlete, born 1985
- Antoinette du Ligier de la Garde DeshoulièresFrench writer, poet, salonnière (1638–1694)
- Antoinette Bourignon17th-century French-Flemish mystic, 1616–1680
- Antoinette MeyerAlpine skier (1920-2010)
- Antoinette PerryAmerican actress, stage director and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, 1888–1946
- Antoinette OuédraogoBurkinabé lawyer, women's rights and environmental activist, born 1957
- Antoinette SpaakBelgian politician (1928–2020)
- Antoinette BatumubwiraBurundian politician, born 1956
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Antoinette mean?
- From French Antoinette, feminine diminutive of Antoine, equivalent to Anthony.
- What is the origin of the name Antoinette?
- From French Antoinette, feminine diminutive of Antoine, equivalent to Anthony.
- How popular is the name Antoinette?
- In 2023, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Antoinette, ranking 5,687th. Its peak was 1996, with 29 births.
- Is Antoinette a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 78,789 US babies named Antoinette since 1880 were girls.
- When was Antoinette most popular?
- 1924 in the United States, when 1,333 babies were named Antoinette, its highest rank at 173rd.
- How do you pronounce Antoinette?
- Antoinette is /ˌæntwəˈnet/, 3 syllables.