Antonio

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Antonio is a masculine given name of probably Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa.

From Wikipedia

Antonio first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 5,069 babies (rank #75 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,047 boys (rank #180). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Antonio

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Antonio yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
22Soul urgeThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

262,883

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

5,069

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Encanto: Antonio Madrigal — talks to animals

Famous people named Antonio

Antonio Vivaldicomposer · b. 1678
Antonio Gramscitheatre critic · b. 1891
Antonio Salierimusic educator · b. 1750
Antonio Machadoplaywright · b. 1875

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	26	#334
1881	26	#318
1882	29	#317
1883	30	#298
1884	34	#296
1885	27	#327
1886	32	#301
1887	38	#261
1888	47	#256
1889	31	#314
1890	34	#294
1891	31	#297
1892	31	#336
1893	32	#307
1894	24	#376
1895	36	#301
1896	35	#315
1897	33	#321
1898	43	#276
1899	41	#267
1900	74	#235
1901	52	#237
1902	96	#177
1903	72	#209
1904	68	#228
1905	73	#224
1906	80	#219
1907	126	#171
1908	99	#204
1909	120	#186
1910	158	#180
1911	166	#187
1912	270	#205
1913	309	#212
1914	391	#208
1915	527	#206
1916	551	#204
1917	579	#200
1918	589	#213
1919	578	#215
1920	706	#190
1921	745	#188
1922	665	#200
1923	729	#189
1924	689	#202
1925	697	#202
1926	729	#194
1927	700	#201
1928	746	#190
1929	734	#186
1930	734	#189
1931	627	#206
1932	541	#222
1933	475	#240
1934	494	#234
1935	503	#230
1936	490	#232
1937	445	#256
1938	485	#243
1939	437	#257
1940	459	#259
1941	444	#269
1942	521	#255
1943	567	#247
1944	498	#266
1945	585	#230
1946	669	#233
1947	731	#242
1948	775	#231
1949	851	#217
1950	926	#210
1951	913	#214
1952	1,077	#206
1953	1,109	#206
1954	1,170	#207
1955	1,196	#207
1956	1,246	#210
1957	1,316	#205
1958	1,305	#207
1959	1,380	#206
1960	1,494	#196
1961	1,585	#192
1962	1,782	#174
1963	1,702	#172
1964	1,755	#168
1965	1,778	#168
1966	1,916	#148
1967	1,988	#144
1968	2,153	#134
1969	2,443	#124
1970	2,743	#121
1971	2,962	#110
1972	3,029	#93
1973	2,964	#92
1974	3,177	#82
1975	3,489	#77
1976	3,774	#71
1977	3,663	#77
1978	3,677	#79
1979	3,802	#79
1980	4,084	#78
1981	3,926	#75
1982	3,886	#76
1983	3,684	#76
1984	3,880	#77
1985	4,150	#73
1986	4,406	#73
1987	4,421	#72
1988	4,461	#72
1989	4,720	#76
1990	4,867	#77
1991	4,616	#79
1992	4,344	#85
1993	4,301	#89
1994	4,173	#88
1995	4,340	#85
1996	4,866	#80
1997	5,069	#75
1998	4,943	#79
1999	5,027	#80
2000	4,892	#82
2001	4,735	#85
2002	4,729	#85
2003	4,717	#92
2004	4,843	#93
2005	4,694	#92
2006	4,698	#94
2007	4,645	#95
2008	4,378	#102
2009	3,914	#105
2010	3,529	#110
2011	3,318	#118
2012	3,117	#119
2013	3,027	#127
2014	2,898	#139
2015	2,729	#152
2016	2,561	#159
2017	2,487	#158
2018	2,372	#164
2019	2,296	#170
2020	2,138	#180
2021	2,180	#178
2022	2,145	#176
2023	2,032	#179
2024	2,047	#180