Given name
Antonella
Antonella is a variant of Antonia. In Latin use, Antonia carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Antonella is a variant of Antonia. In Latin use, Antonia carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.”
Explained through its name family
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 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Antonella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,576
- 5 boys · 10,571 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,333 babies
- 2025
- 1,087
- #284 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +85%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,087 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 284 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 84.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (237). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,869 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.
Antonella’s family of names
In Italian usage, Antonella has a later derivative in Nella. Antonella has a related form in Antonia. In Italian usage, Antonella has a conventional equivalent in the German form Antonia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Antonella has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Italian roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 Antonella
- Antonella PalmisanoItalian racewalkerborn 1991
- Antonella BelluttiItalian cyclistborn 1968
- Antonella Ragno-LonziItalian fencer, 1972 Olympic gold foilborn 1940
- Antonella MularoniSammarinese politician and judgeborn 1961
- Antonella ConfortolaCompetitive cross-country skierborn 1975
- Antonella AttiliItalian actressborn 1963
- Antonella RuggieroItalian singer (1952-)
- Antonella Del CoreItalian Olympic volleyball playerborn 1980
- Antonella Serra ZanettiItalian female tennis playerborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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