Antonio
2025 SSA
About Antonio
Antonio is a Shakespearean favorite -- the Bard used it in no less than five of his plays, and has long been a ubiquitous classic in Spanish-speaking countries, where the nickname Tonio is also prevalent. Antonio is also among an elite group of perennially popular names in the US, where it has always been among the boys' Top 1000 since baby name record-keeping started in 1880.
A recent year saw this romantic name appear in the Top 200 in the US, given to 2400 boys, and was also a favorite in Spain, Italy, the UK, and Mexico.
Pronounced an-TOHN-ee-oh.
As of October 2026, Antonio ranked #176 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #71 in 1976, Nameberry popularity #465.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #139 | 2,898 | 1,508.7 |
| 2015 | #152 | 2,729 | 1,423.8 |
| 2016 | #159 | 2,561 | 1,349.5 |
| 2017 | #158 | 2,487 | 1,343.6 |
| 2018 | #164 | 2,372 | 1,306.1 |
| 2019 | #170 | 2,296 | 1,279.7 |
| 2020 | #180 | 2,138 | 1,238.6 |
| 2021 | #178 | 2,180 | 1,246.1 |
| 2022 | #176 | 2,145 | 1,228.5 |
| 2023 | #179 | 2,032 | 1,187.9 |
| 2024 | #180 | 2,047 | 1,188.1 |
| 2025 | #176 | 2,058 | 1,204.9 |
World rankings
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Antonio on lists
Famous Antonios
- Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
Italian Baroque composer
- Antonio Cesaro (born Claudio Castagnoli)
American pro wrestler
- (Jose) Antonio Dominguez Banderas
Spanish actor
- Antonio Sabato
Jr., American actor and model
- Antonio Salvatore "Tony" Danza
American actor
- Antonio Ramiro "Tony" Romo
American football player
- Antonio Gramsci
Italian Marxist theorist
- Antonio "Toni" Negri
Italian Marxist theorist
- Antonio Salieri
Italian classical composer
- Antonio Tajani
Italian politician, vice president of the European Parliament
- (José) Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales
Cuban revolutionary
- (Luis) Antonio Valencia (Mosquera)
Equadorian footballer
- Antonio Ethan Gates
American NFL football player
- Antonio Cromartie
American football player
- Antonio Brown
American football player
- Antonio DeShonta Smith
American football player
- Antonio Rico Johnson
American football player
- Antonio Dixon
American football player
- Antonio Coleman
American CFL football player
- Antonio Garay
American football player
- Antonio Hardy aka Big Daddy Kane
American rapper
- Antonio Musa Brassavola
Italian physician
- Antonio Carlos Brasileiro Jobim
Brazilian Bossa Nova composer
- Antonio Francisco Lisboa aka Aleijadinho
Brazilian Baroque sculptor
- António Luís Santos da Costa
Prime Minister of Portugal
- Antonio Mirante
Italian footballer
Antonio in pop culture
- Antonio Dawson
Character in TV's "Chicago P.D." and "Chicago Justice"
- Antonio Fernandez Carriedo
the personification of Spain in the manga/anime "Axis Powers: Hetalia"
- Antonio Diego aka Bane
villain in the Batman series
- Juan Antonio Gonzalo
character in movie "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
- "Baby Antonio's Circus
" Australian children's TV series
- Stefan Antonio Salvatore
one of the lead characters on TV's, "The Vampire Diaries"
- Antonio Villalta
character in the 2012 silent film "Blancanieves"
- Antonio Sorrentino
Character in Kelley Armstrong, "Women of the Otherworld"