# Antonio (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/antonio/  
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 | boys |
| Origin | Italian |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ænˈtoʊnioʊ/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 264,970 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 262,995 / 1,975 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,684, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Antonio and Spanish Antonio. Doublet of Anthony.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17 | 5,920 |
| 2000 | 17 | 6,236 |
| 2001 | 14 | 7,356 |
| 2002 | 7 | 12,323 |
| 2003 | 16 | 6,920 |
| 2004 | 14 | 7,868 |
| 2005 | 12 | 8,947 |
| 2006 | 5 | 17,431 |
| 2007 | 6 | 15,683 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15,603 |
| 2009 | 5 | 17,576 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10,526 |
| 2013 | 5 | 16,810 |
| 2014 | 5 | 16,789 |
| 2018 | 5 | 15,928 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,319 | 118 |
| 2012 | 3,117 | 119 |
| 2013 | 3,027 | 127 |
| 2014 | 2,898 | 139 |
| 2015 | 2,730 | 152 |
| 2016 | 2,561 | 159 |
| 2017 | 2,489 | 158 |
| 2018 | 2,373 | 164 |
| 2019 | 2,299 | 170 |
| 2020 | 2,139 | 180 |
| 2021 | 2,182 | 178 |
| 2022 | 2,147 | 176 |
| 2023 | 2,035 | 179 |
| 2024 | 2,058 | 180 |
| 2025 | 2,058 | 176 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 85 | 444 |
| 2012 | 80 | 478 |
| 2013 | 70 | 524 |
| 2014 | 95 | 426 |
| 2015 | 99 | 416 |
| 2016 | 97 | 432 |
| 2017 | 132 | 356 |
| 2018 | 113 | 384 |
| 2019 | 89 | 454 |
| 2020 | 112 | 381 |
| 2021 | 113 | 385 |
| 2022 | 108 | 391 |
| 2023 | 100 | 396 |
| 2024 | 79 | 494 |
| 2025 | 69 | 563 |

## People named Antonio

- Antonio Rüdiger, German association football player (born 1993)
- Antonio Segni, 4th President of Italy (1891-1972)
- Luis Antonio Tagle, Filipino Roman Catholic cardinal (1957-)
- Antônio Carlos Zago, Brazilian association football player and manager
- Antônio Benedito da Silva, Brazilian association football player
- Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cape Verdean politician and former president of Cape Verde (1944-2016)
- Antonio Skármeta, Chilean writer and ambassador (1940–2024)
- Antônio Pizzonia, Brazilian racing driver
- Antonio McDyess, American basketball player (born 1974)
- Antônio Fagundes, Brazilian actor
- Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma
- Antonio Soler, Catalan & Spanish composer

## 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.