Antonie
Of Greek origin meaning "priceless" or "incomparable".
Name Census estimates that about 753 living Americans carry the first name Antonie. It is a predominantly male name (97.4% of registrations). The average person named Antonie today is around 38 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Antonie births was 1982 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Antonie. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Antonie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
753
~ 1 in 455,185 Americans
Peak year
1982
32 babies that year
Average age
38
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,004
Tracked since 1898
Census
Antonie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 753 people with the first name Antonie, which placed it at #15,320 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
#15,320
National first-name rank
People counted
753
753 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
45.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Antonie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Antonie is Black at 45.6%. The next largest groups are White (32.9%) and Hispanic (13.7%). 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 Antonie 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 Antonie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American45.6% · 343
- White32.9% · 248
- Hispanic or Latino13.7% · 103
- Two or more races3.7% · 28
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 23
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 8
Gender
Gender distribution for Antonie
Antonie leans heavily male at 97.4% of total registrations, but 21 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Antonie as a male name
- Ranked #9,004 in 2024
- 8 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1982 (32 births)
Antonie as a female name
- Ranked #11,894 in 1994
- 6 female births in 1994
- Peak: 1994 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Antonie on both sides of the split. Of the 745 people counted with this name, 538 were male (72.2%) and 207 were female (27.8%).
Popularity
Antonie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Antonie from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 244 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Antonie 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 Antonie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Antonies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Michigan, Ohio recorded the most babies named Antonie, while North Carolina, Illinois, Ohio recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 8 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Antonie
The name Antonie has its origins in ancient Roman culture, derived from the Latin name Antonius. The name was borne by several notable figures in Roman history, including the famous general and statesman Mark Antony, who lived from 83-30 BC and was a key figure in the Roman civil wars.
The name Antonius is thought to be derived from the Latin word "anto", meaning "inestimable" or "invaluable". It may also have roots in the Etruscan language, as the Antonii were a prominent family in ancient Rome. The name gained popularity across Europe during the Roman era and the spread of Christianity.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Antonie is in the Bible, where it appears as the name of a Roman centurion mentioned in the Book of Acts. Saint Antony the Great, an Egyptian monk who lived from 251-356 AD, is another early and influential figure associated with the name.
In the Middle Ages, the name Antonie was popular among European nobility and royalty. Notable bearers include Antonie of Lorraine (1489-1544), a French duke and military leader, and Antonie of Bourbon (1518-1562), a French prince and military commander during the French Wars of Religion.
During the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods, several intellectuals and artists bore the name Antonie, including the Dutch painter Antonie van Dyck (1599-1641), known for his portraits of European aristocracy, and the French philosopher Antonie Arnauld (1612-1694), a leading figure in the Jansenist movement.
In more recent history, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) was a Dutch scientist and pioneering microscopist, while Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek (1805-1881) was a Dutch businessman and co-founder of the Philips Electronics company. The influential German composer Antonie Bruckner (1824-1896) is also noteworthy.
People
Antonie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Antonie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Antonie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Antonie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 753 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Antonie 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 455,185 US residents.
Is Antonie a common name?
We classify Antonie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 800 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Antonie most popular?
The single biggest year for Antonie was 1982, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Antonie is about 38 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Antonie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 753 people with the name Antonie, or 0.25 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,320 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 Antonie 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 Antonie?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Antonie on both sides of the split. Of the 745 people counted with this name, 538 were male (72.2%) and 207 were female (27.8%). 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 Antonie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Antonie is Black at 45.6%. The next largest groups are White (32.9%) and Hispanic (13.7%). 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 Antonie most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Antonie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 45.6% (343 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 Antonie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Antonie a male name?
Yes, 97.4% of people registered as Antonie in the SSA data are male. 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 Antonie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Antonie 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 Antonie 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 many people have the name Antonie?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.