The first name Antonina
A girl’s name from Latin.
4 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Borrowed from Latin Antōnīna, feminine form of Antōnīnus, derivative of Antōnius. Name of obscure early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 24 girls were named Antonina, making it the 1,315th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 88 births (#493).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Antonina with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Antonina at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 25 girls born in the United States were named Antonina, the 5,110th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 57 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.
Antonina in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Antonina in Polish and Portuguese too.
Famous people named Antonina
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Antonina ZubkovaAviator and Hero of the Soviet Union (1920–1950)
- Antonina ZetovaBulgarian former volleyball player and current coach, born 1973
- Antonina KoshelArtistic gymnast, born 1954
- Maria Antonina KratochwilCatholic martyr of World War II (1881–1942)
- Antonina DragaševićBulgarian and Serbian chess player, born 1948
- Antoinette de BourbonDuchess consort of Guise, 1495–1583
- Princess Antoinette of Saxe-AltenburgGerman duchess (1838-1908)
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Questions
- What does the name Antonina mean?
- Borrowed from Latin Antōnīna, feminine form of Antōnīnus, derivative of Antōnius. Name of obscure early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- What is the origin of the name Antonina?
- Borrowed from Latin Antōnīna, feminine form of Antōnīnus, derivative of Antōnius. Name of obscure early martyrs venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- How popular is the name Antonina?
- In 2025, 24 girls born in England and Wales were named Antonina, ranking 1,315th. Its peak was 2017, with 88 births.
- Is Antonina a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,804 US babies named Antonina since 1880 were girls.
- When was Antonina most popular?
- 1915 in the United States, when 57 babies were named Antonina, its highest rank at 865th.