Given name
Antonela
Antonela is a feminine given name from Italian. It is used in Spanish, Portuguese, and Serbo-Croatian.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Italian Antonella, built from Italian Antonia + -ella.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Antonela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 324
- 0 boys · 324 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 46
- #3,343 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +266%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 46 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,343 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 266.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 389 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Antonela’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Antonela has a related form in Antonella. In Portuguese usage, Antonela has a related form in Antonella.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Antonela
- Antonela RoccuzzoArgentine influencerborn 1988
- Antonela MenaArgentine handball playerborn 1988
- Antonela FortunaArgentine volleyball playerborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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