Boys' name · peaked in 1997
Antonio name popularity since 1925
255,710 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Antonio (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1991 or earlier, so the typical Antonio is about 35 years old in 2026. Antonio peaked in 1997 as the #75 name for boys, and it ranked #176 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 255,710
- Named Antonio, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #176
- for boys in 2025 (2,058 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 1,887 girls · 253,823 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 2.90× its national share
Peak year is the year Antonio made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Antonio births per year, 1925–2025
1997 was the biggest year for Antonio both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1967 and 1972, Antonio became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 878 baby boys to 1 in 536.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Antonio's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Antonio.
Decade by decade
Babies named Antonio in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 71 | 3,606 | – |
| 1930s | 76 | 5,231 | #230 |
| 1940s | 70 | 6,101 | #230 |
| 1950s | 106 | 11,639 | #207 |
| 1960s | 224 | 18,594 | #168 |
| 1970s | 459 | 33,280 | #77 |
| 1980s | 509 | 41,616 | #73 |
| 1990s | 245 | 46,546 | #85 |
| 2000s | 102 | 46,248 | #92 |
| 2010s | 25 | 28,343 | #152 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 12,619 | #176 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.9% of babies named Antonio from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Antonio is most popular
The index compares Antonio's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Antonio.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2.90× | 4,081 |
| District of Columbia | 2.22× | 2,606 |
| Arizona | 1.89× | 6,251 |
| Texas | 1.84× | 36,740 |
| Nevada | 1.83× | 1,668 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Antonio's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Antonio.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Antonio (1997).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data