Antwanette
A feminine French variant of the Germanic name Antoine meaning "highly praiseworthy".
Name Census estimates that about 570 living Americans carry the first name Antwanette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Antwanette today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Antwanette births was 1990 (35 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Antwanette. 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.
People living today
570
~ 1 in 601,323 Americans
Peak year
1990
35 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2012 SSA rank
#15,148
Tracked since 1969
Popularity
Antwanette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Antwanette from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 218 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Antwanette 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 Antwanette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Antwanettes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Florida, Illinois recorded the most babies named Antwanette, while Texas, Ohio, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 8 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Antwanette
The name Antwanette is a French feminine form of the male name Antoine, which derived from the Roman name Antonius. Antonius is a Roman family name that may have derived from the Greek word "anthos," meaning flower or blossom. The name became popular in France during the Middle Ages.
Antwanette likely originated as a variant spelling of the French name Antoinette, which was the feminine form of Antoine. Some early spellings of the name included Antoinete, Antoynette, and Antouanette before the modern spelling of Antwanette emerged.
While the name Antwanette does not appear to have any direct historical references in ancient texts or religious scriptures, the masculine form Antoine has been used throughout history. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name was Antoine de Ville, a 13th-century French nobleman and military leader during the Crusades.
In the 16th century, Antoinette de Bourbon, Duchess of Guise, was a prominent figure in French history. She was born in 1493 and was a member of the House of Bourbon, a prominent royal family in France.
During the 17th century, Antoinette Deshoulières, a French poet, was known for her pastoral poetry and was part of the French literary movement known as Préciosité. She was born in 1638 and died in 1694.
In the 18th century, Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France and Navarre, was one of the most famous historical figures with the name Antoinette. She was born in 1755 and was executed during the French Revolution in 1793.
Another notable figure with the name Antwanette was Antwanette Winans, an American gospel singer and member of the famous Winans family. She was born in 1954 and has won several Grammy Awards for her work in the gospel music genre.
People
Antwanette + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Antwanette 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
Antwanette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Antwanette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 570 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Antwanette 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 601,323 US residents.
Is Antwanette a common name?
We classify Antwanette as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 601 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Antwanette most popular?
The single biggest year for Antwanette was 1990, when 35 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Antwanette is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Antwanette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Antwanette 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.
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.