# Antonina (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/antonina/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,804 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,804 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 906, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Antōnīna, feminine form of Antōnīnus, derivative of Antōnius. Name of obscure early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 17 | 7,146 |
| 2012 | 25 | 5,413 |
| 2013 | 27 | 5,029 |
| 2014 | 25 | 5,330 |
| 2015 | 32 | 4,415 |
| 2016 | 29 | 4,747 |
| 2017 | 26 | 5,064 |
| 2018 | 25 | 5,170 |
| 2019 | 22 | 5,630 |
| 2020 | 18 | 6,346 |
| 2021 | 20 | 5,978 |
| 2022 | 22 | 5,660 |
| 2023 | 18 | 6,447 |
| 2024 | 23 | 5,464 |
| 2025 | 25 | 5,110 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42 | 858 |
| 2012 | 38 | 955 |
| 2013 | 58 | 684 |
| 2014 | 56 | 699 |
| 2015 | 61 | 666 |
| 2016 | 60 | 684 |
| 2017 | 88 | 493 |
| 2018 | 66 | 621 |
| 2019 | 67 | 590 |
| 2020 | 52 | 710 |
| 2021 | 49 | 755 |
| 2022 | 39 | 899 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1,169 |
| 2024 | 23 | 1,406 |
| 2025 | 24 | 1,315 |

## In other languages

- Latvian: Antoņina
- Polish: Antonina
- Portuguese: Antonina
- Russian: Антони́на
- Ukrainian: Антоні́на

## People named Antonina

- Antonina Zubkova, Aviator and Hero of the Soviet Union (1920–1950)
- Antonina Zetova, Bulgarian former volleyball player and current coach
- Antonina Koshel, artistic gymnast
- Maria Antonina Kratochwil, Catholic martyr of World War II (1881–1942)
- Antonina Dragašević, Bulgarian and Serbian chess player
- Antoinette de Bourbon, Duchess consort of Guise
- Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg, German duchess (1838-1908)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.