Fun Facts About the Name Antonie
- 807 babies named Antonie: U.S. records list 807 babies given the name Antonie from 1880 through 2025. Even 21 girls received the name Antonie - about 1 girl for every 37 boys.
What Does the Name Antonie Mean?
Antonie is a form of the Latin family name Antonius, the name of the Roman gens Antonia. The original sense of Antonius is not known. Because it does not look like a native Latin word, it is often thought to be Etruscan in origin. Greek-based explanations were offered in antiquity and after, and the best-known of these links the name to anthos, "flower," which is why "flower" or "blossom" is sometimes given as the meaning. That is a customary interpretation, not a documented translation. The other familiar gloss, "priceless" or "inestimable," rests on a similar word-based guess and is equally uncertain.
As a given name, Antonie is the feminine form of Anton (from Latin Antonius) in German and Czech, where feminine names commonly end in -e or -ie. The same spelling has also been used in Dutch as a masculine form of Antonius. It is therefore not a separate name with its own root, but a form of the old Roman name; Latin and Italian Antonia, French Antoinette, and English Antony/Anthony are related forms.
Antonie Name History & Origins
The Roman name Antonius belonged to the gens Antonia, a plebeian family that produced the general and statesman Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony, 83 - 30 BC). The name spread with the Latin-speaking world and was carried into medieval Europe largely through the cult of Saint Antony of Egypt (c. 251 - 356), an early desert monk, and later through Saint Anthony of Padua (1195 - 1231). The shortened form Anton developed in German and other European languages, and feminine forms were made from it by adding a final vowel: Antonia in Latin and Italian, Antoinette in French, and Antonie in German and Czech.
Antonie is documented in German-speaking Europe from the early modern period onward; Antonie Brentano (1780 - 1869), born in Vienna, is one well-known bearer. In Czech the name has long been common, with short forms such as Tonka and Tonička in everyday use. In the Netherlands, Antonie appears as a masculine name of the same Latin stock; the Delft scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632 - 1723) is usually given in that spelling today, though he wrote his own name as Antoni.
English use of Antonie is uncommon. The name reached English speakers mainly through the French, German, and Czech forms, and it is usually treated as a variant of Antony/Anthony or as a feminine counterpart rather than as an independent English name.
How Popular is the Name Antonie?
Antonie has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1982. Its best rank was #1,707 in 1975.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | #11,894 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #5,273 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1940 | #4,391 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1898 | #1,714 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,783 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #9,004 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #10,905 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #12,265 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #10,682 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #12,388 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #9,724 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #9,708 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #9,714 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #10,881 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #12,408 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #8,854 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #6,453 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #6,416 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #6,285 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #8,778 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #11,581 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #8,187 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #7,894 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #6,561 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #6,967 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #7,474 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #6,067 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #6,353 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #5,670 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #4,409 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #4,806 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #4,553 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #4,243 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #3,341 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #4,492 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #3,791 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #2,621 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1988 | #1,991 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1987 | #2,843 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #1,919 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1985 | #2,362 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #1,934 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1983 | #2,141 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #1,775 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1981 | #3,227 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #2,449 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #2,385 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1978 | #2,070 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1977 | #2,131 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1976 | #2,610 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #1,707 | 29 | 0.0019% |
| 1974 | #2,361 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1973 | #2,040 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1972 | #2,541 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #2,205 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #2,296 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #2,419 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #2,914 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #2,616 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #3,053 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,354 | 7 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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