Antoine
2025 SSA
About Antoine
Antoine is a venerable French name that is still stylish in its native habitat, where it is in the Top 30. In the US, it was most popular in the 1970s and '80s, reaching Number 262 in 1985.
There have been a number of eminent namesakes, including French Rococo painter Antoine Watteau; aviator and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of the childhood classic, Le Petit Prince; and movie director Antoine Fuqua, as well as a number of outstanding athletes.
Phonetic spellings Antwon and Antwan have also been used.
Antoine is the real name of jazz pianist and singer Fats Domino.
Pronounced ahn-TWAHN.
As of October 2026, Antoine ranked #1708 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #262 in 1985.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,039 | 194 | 101 |
| 2015 | #998 | 204 | 106.4 |
| 2016 | #1,023 | 196 | 103.3 |
| 2017 | #1,048 | 192 | 103.7 |
| 2018 | #1,059 | 191 | 105.2 |
| 2019 | #1,309 | 140 | 78 |
| 2020 | #1,377 | 127 | 73.6 |
| 2021 | #1,316 | 142 | 81.2 |
| 2022 | #1,611 | 108 | 61.9 |
| 2023 | #1,548 | 113 | 66.1 |
| 2024 | #1,605 | 106 | 61.5 |
| 2025 | #1,708 | 95 | 55.6 |
World rankings
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Antoine on lists
Famous Antoines
- Antoine
Laurent de Lavoisier, French chemist
- Antoine Marie Jean
Baptiste Roger de Saint,Exupéry, French children's novelist and aviator
- Antoine Fuqua
American film director
- (Emile) Antoine Bourdelle
French sculptor
- Antoine Reed aka Sir Michael Rocks
American rapper
- Antoine Marie Joseph "Antonin" Artaud
French poet and playwright
- Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle
French general in the Napoleonic Wars
- Antoine Griezmann
French footballer
- Antoine Vitez
French actor and director
- Antoine
François Momoro, French revolutionary printer
- Antoine Brandon Cason
American football player
- Antoine Duane Winfield
American football player
- Antoine Caldwell
American football player
- Antoine Akeem Bethea
American football player
- Antoine Devon Walker
American basketball player
- (Kevin) Antoine Dodson
American internet celebrity
- (Jean
)Antoine Watteau, French painter
- (Joseph
)Antoine le Fèbvre, sieur de La Barre, French lawyer and governor of New France
- Marc
Antoine Charpentier, French composer
Antoine in pop culture
- Antoine D'Coolette
Sonic the Hedgehog's ally in the Archie comics series
- Antoine Gourmand
character on TV series "Early Edition"
- Antoine Triplett
character on Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D"
- Antoine Merriweather
character in the "Men On..." sketch on TV's "In Living Color"