Given name & surname
Antonia
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
In English use, Antonia is a feminine form of Anthony. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.” Its derivation is not certain. In German use, Antonia is a variant of Toni. In English use, Toni carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.”
Original LatinAntonius
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Antonia carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.” In English use, Antonia is a feminine form of Anthony. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.” Its derivation is not certain. In German use, Antonia is a variant of Toni. In English use, Toni carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Antonia is used as a feminine counterpart of Anthony.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Antonia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36,840
- 2,618 boys · 34,222 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 678 babies
- 2025
- 175
- #1,279 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 175 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,279 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 669 in 1996. In 2025, New Jersey had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (21). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 48,453 as a first name in 2020; 223 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Antonia’s family of names
In English usage, Antonia has a diminutive in Tonya. In English usage, Antonia is a feminine form of Anthony. In German usage, Antonia has a related form in Toni.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Antonia has relatives in 22 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Antonia comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 21
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Antonellavariant · Italian
- Niashort form · English
- Tonidiminutive · English, German
- Antoinettevariant · French
- Antoninavariant · Italian
- Tonyadiminutive · English
- Antonievariant · German, Czech
- Toniadiminutive · English
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Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 30
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Antoniusmasculine form · Latin
- Anthonymasculine form · English
- Antonmasculine form
- Antonihas masculine form
- Antionetteequivalent
- Antoniyaequivalent
- Andoniaequivalent
- Toiniderivative · Finnish
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- AntonineNorwegian
- AntonaNorwegian
- LatonyaEnglish
- AnthonieDanish
- Antonetequivalent
- Antognaequivalent
- Антонінаequivalent
- АнтонияRussian, Bulgarian
- 安東尼婭borrowing · Chinese
- ΑντωνίαGreek
- ΑντώνιοςGreek
- Τόνιαequivalent
- Τώνιαequivalent
- AntóniaHungarian, Slovak
- AntonijaLatvian
- Antòniaalso known as · Catalan
- AntôniaPortuguese
- AntíaGalician
- АнтонинаRussian
- AntineNorwegian
- AntoníaIcelandic
- AntonelleDanish
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Antonia
- A. S. ByattBritish writer (1936–2023)
- Antonia ThomasBritish actressborn 1986
- Antonia MauryAmerican astronomer (1866–1952)
- Antonia FraserBritish author and novelistborn 1932
- Tonke DragtDutch children's writer and illustrator (1930–2024)
- Toni GarrnGerman modelborn 1992
- Antonia IacobescuRomanian singer and modelborn 1989
- Antonia BricoAmerican conductor (1902–1989)
- Antonia GöranssonSwedish association football playerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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