Antonio
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Antonio is also given to girls.
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 · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #139 | 2,898 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #152 | 2,729 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #159 | 2,561 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #158 | 2,487 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #164 | 2,372 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #170 | 2,296 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #180 | 2,138 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #178 | 2,180 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #176 | 2,145 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #179 | 2,032 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #180 | 2,047 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #176 | 2,058 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Antonio on lists
Famous Antonios
- Antonio Lucio VivaldiBoy
Italian Baroque composer
- Antonio Cesaro (born Claudio Castagnoli)Boy
American pro wrestler
- (Jose) Antonio Dominguez BanderasBoy
Spanish actor
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Jr., American actor and model
- Antonio Salvatore "Tony" DanzaBoy
American actor
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American football player
- Antonio GramsciBoy
Italian Marxist theorist
- Antonio "Toni" NegriBoy
Italian Marxist theorist
- Antonio SalieriBoy
Italian classical composer
- Antonio TajaniBoy
Italian politician, vice president of the European Parliament
- (José) Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y GrajalesBoy
Cuban revolutionary
- (Luis) Antonio Valencia (Mosquera)Boy
Equadorian footballer
- Antonio Ethan GatesBoy
American NFL football player
- Antonio CromartieBoy
American football player
- Antonio BrownBoy
American football player
- Antonio DeShonta SmithBoy
American football player
- Antonio Rico JohnsonBoy
American football player
- Antonio DixonBoy
American football player
- Antonio ColemanBoy
American CFL football player
- Antonio GarayBoy
American football player
- Antonio Hardy aka Big Daddy KaneBoy
American rapper
- Antonio Musa BrassavolaBoy
Italian physician
- Antonio Carlos Brasileiro JobimBoy
Brazilian Bossa Nova composer
- Antonio Francisco Lisboa aka AleijadinhoBoy
Brazilian Baroque sculptor
- António Luís Santos da CostaBoy
Prime Minister of Portugal
- Antonio MiranteBoy
Italian footballer
Antonio in pop culture
- Antonio DawsonBoy
Character in TV's "Chicago P.D." and "Chicago Justice"
- Antonio Fernandez CarriedoBoy
the personification of Spain in the manga/anime "Axis Powers: Hetalia"
- Antonio Diego aka BaneBoy
villain in the Batman series
- Juan Antonio GonzaloBoy
character in movie "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
- "Baby Antonio's CircusBoy
" Australian children's TV series
- Stefan Antonio SalvatoreBoy
one of the lead characters on TV's, "The Vampire Diaries"
- Antonio VillaltaBoy
character in the 2012 silent film "Blancanieves"
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Character in Kelley Armstrong, "Women of the Otherworld"