Antoninette
Feminine French variant of the Late Latin name Antonina, derived from Antonius, meaning "priceless one" or "highly praised".
Name Census estimates that about 54 living Americans carry the first name Antoninette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Antoninette today is around 49 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Antoninette births was 1969 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Antoninette. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Antoninette. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
54
~ 1 in 6,347,303 Americans
Peak year
1969
7 babies that year
Average age
49
years old
1990 SSA rank
#10,282
Tracked since 1962
Popularity
Antoninette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Antoninette from the 1960s through to the 1990s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 25 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Antoninette by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Antoninette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Antoninette
The name Antoninette is a feminine form of the name Antonin, which has its origins in the Late Roman Period. It is derived from the Roman family name Antonius, which is believed to be an Etruscan name meaning "priceless" or "invaluable". The name Antoninus was used as a personal name by several Roman emperors, most notably Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, who ruled from 161 to 180 AD.
In the early Christian era, the name Antoninus was borne by several saints, including Saint Antoninus of Pamiers (c. 1063-1147), a Benedictine monk and bishop. The feminine form Antoninette likely emerged as a variant of the name Antonia, which was popular among early Christian families.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Antoninette can be found in the 15th century, when it was used by Antoninette de Bourbon (1439-1508), a French noblewoman and the daughter of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon. Another notable figure was Antoninette Bourignon (1616-1680), a Flemish mystic and writer who founded a religious community known as the Bourignonists.
In the 18th century, the name gained prominence with Antoninette du Pont (1720-1811), a French-American aristocrat and the wife of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, the founder of the Du Pont Company. Her granddaughter, Antoninette du Pont (1779-1832), was a prominent socialite and philanthropist in the United States.
Other historical figures with the name Antoninette include Antoninette de la Rochefoucauld (1785-1864), a French noblewoman and the wife of the Duke of Doudeauville, and Antoninette de Saint-André (1837-1911), a French writer and feminist.
In the 19th century, the name Antoninette was particularly popular in France, where it was often spelled as Antoinette. One of the most famous bearers of this name was Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), the last Queen of France before the French Revolution.
People
Antoninette + last name combinations
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FAQ
Antoninette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Antoninette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 54 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Antoninette going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 6,347,303 US residents.
Is Antoninette a common name?
We classify Antoninette as "Very Rare". It ranks above 55.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 60 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Antoninette most popular?
The single biggest year for Antoninette was 1969, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Antoninette is about 49 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Antoninette in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Antoninette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Antoninette in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Antoninette still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Antoninette in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Antoninette can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Antoninette?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Antoninette on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.