Antinette
A feminine name derived from the French Antoinette, meaning "priceless one".
Name Census estimates that about 68 living Americans carry the first name Antinette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Antinette today is around 45 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Antinette births was 1971 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Antinette. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Antinette. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
68
~ 1 in 5,040,505 Americans
Peak year
1971
9 babies that year
Average age
45
years old
1992 SSA rank
#9,550
Tracked since 1948
Census
Antinette in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 118 people with the first name Antinette, which placed it at #50,661 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#50,661
National first-name rank
People counted
118
118 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
72.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Antinette
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Antinette is Black at 72.9%. The next largest groups are White (16.1%) and Hispanic (8.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Antinette described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Antinette at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American72.9% · 86
- White16.1% · 19
- Hispanic or Latino8.5% · 10
- Two or more races2.5% · 3
Popularity
Antinette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Antinette from the 1940s through to the 1990s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 33 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Antinette remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Antinette by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Antinette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Antinette
The name Antinette is a feminine given name that originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Latin name Antonia, which is a Roman family name. The root of the name is believed to be derived from the word "ante," meaning "before" or "ahead of."
Antinette was a popular name among the French nobility during the 15th and 16th centuries. One of the earliest recorded uses of the name was Antinette de Bourbon, who was born in 1493 and was a member of the French royal family. She was known for her beauty and intelligence and was a patron of the arts.
In the 17th century, Antinette de Bourbon-Condé, also known as Mademoiselle de Bourbon, was a prominent figure in French history. She was born in 1639 and was a member of the House of Bourbon-Condé, one of the most powerful families in France at the time. She was known for her strong-willed personality and her involvement in the Fronde, a series of civil wars that took place in France between 1648 and 1653.
Another notable figure with the name Antinette was Antinette Bourignon, a Flemish mystic and writer who lived from 1616 to 1680. She was known for her spiritual writings and her advocacy of a mystical form of Christianity. She had a significant following during her lifetime and her writings were widely read throughout Europe.
In the 18th century, Antinette Désirée Clary, also known as Queen Désirée of Sweden and Norway, was born in 1777 in Marseille, France. She married Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, who later became King Karl XIV Johan of Sweden and Norway. She was known for her intelligence and her devotion to her husband and family.
Another notable figure with the name Antinette was Antinette Ducray-Duminil, a French novelist and playwright who lived from 1771 to 1824. She was known for her popular novels and plays that addressed social and moral issues of the time. Her works were widely read and enjoyed by audiences across Europe.
While the name Antinette has fallen out of fashion in recent years, it remains a unique and historically significant name with deep roots in French culture and history.
People
Antinette + last name combinations
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FAQ
Antinette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Antinette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 68 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Antinette going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 5,040,505 US residents.
Is Antinette a common name?
We classify Antinette as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 75 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Antinette most popular?
The single biggest year for Antinette was 1971, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Antinette is about 45 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Antinette in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 118 people with the name Antinette, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #50,661 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Antinette in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Antinette?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Antinette appears almost entirely female. Of the 123 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Antinette?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Antinette is Black at 72.9%. The next largest groups are White (16.1%) and Hispanic (8.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Antinette most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Antinette in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.9% (86 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Antinette in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Antinette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Antinette in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Antinette still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Antinette in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Antinette can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Antinette?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.