Antonia
About Antonia
Antonia is stronger than most feminized boys’ names, reflecting the pioneer spirit of Willa Cather's classic novel My Antonia. Antonia is hovering near the bottom of the US popularity list, which may be an excellent reason for you to use it.
Antonia was borne by several prominent women in ancient Rome, including the mother of the Emperor Claudius. A recent distinguished namesake is British historian/biographer Lady Antonia Fraser. It is also the full name of actress Nia Vardalos.
Pronounced an-TO-nee-uh.
As of October 2026, Antonia ranked #1279 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #336 in 1882, Nameberry popularity #941.
Editor's take: The name Antonia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "from Antium".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #980 | 272 | 152.3 |
| 2015 | #1,020 | 262 | 146.8 |
| 2016 | #997 | 265 | 149.5 |
| 2017 | #1,010 | 257 | 148.9 |
| 2018 | #1,200 | 198 | 116.4 |
| 2019 | #1,091 | 228 | 135.8 |
| 2020 | #1,173 | 198 | 122.5 |
| 2021 | #1,152 | 212 | 129.2 |
| 2022 | #1,245 | 193 | 117.7 |
| 2023 | #1,121 | 218 | 135.9 |
| 2024 | #1,052 | 236 | 145.7 |
| 2025 | #1,279 | 175 | 108.9 |
World rankings
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Antonia on lists
Famous Antonias
- Maria Antonia
birth name of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
- Antonia Alighieri
daughter of Italian poet Dante Alighieri
- Antonia of Luxembourg (Antoinette Roberte Sophie Wilhelmine)
last Crown Princess of Bavaria as wife of Crown Prince Rupprecht
- Antónia María Fernanda Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Francisca de Assis Ana Gonzaga Silvéria Júlia Augusta de Saxe
Coburgo e Bragança, Princess of Portugal; Dowager Princess of Hohenzollern
- Antonia Elizabeth Brigid Louise Mansfeld
Princess of Prussia; Duchess of Wellington; great,granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II
- Antonia Minor
younger daughter of Roman statesman Marc Antony
- Antonia Major
elder daughter of Marc Antony
- Antonia Tryphaena
Princess of the Bosporan Kingdom
- Antonia
Princess of Württemberg, literary patroness and Kabbalist
- Antonia "Nia" Vardalos
American actress
- Antonia "Toya" Johnson
Wright, American reality TV personality
- Antonia Kidman
Australian journalist, sister of actress Nicole Kidman
- Antonia Scarpa
American filmmaker and musician
- Antonia Laura Thomas
English actress
- Antonia (A.S.) Byatt
British novelist and critic
- Antonia Margaret Caroline Fraser (Pinter)
English writer and widow of playwright Harold Pinter
- Antonia Bird
English TV and film director
- Antonia Benedetto
daughter of singer Tony Bennett
- Antonia Lottner
German tennis player
- Antonia Coello Novello
former U.S. Surgeon General
- Antonia Lofaso
American chef
- Antonia Okafor
American activist
Antonia in pop culture
- Ántonia "Tony" Shimerda
character in "My Antonia" by Willa Cather
- Antonia Clark
or Toni, character in "The Weight of Silence" by Heather Gudenkauf
- Antonia 'Ant'
main character in the "Notes From a Liar and Her Dog" by Gennifer Choldenko
- Queen Antonia Bayle
a character in the game EverQuest II
- Antonia Gavilan de Logrono
character on TV's True Blood
- Antonia
character in "Practical Magic"
- Antonia Keville
birth name of sister Monica Joan on TV's Call the midwife