Antoinette
Girl name · #2999 in 2025 · Very rare
Antoinette ranks #2999 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 55 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2351, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 32,727 girls born in 2025 was named Antoinette.
Babies named Antoinette per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Antoinette first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 19 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1924, when 1,333 girls were named Antoinette — good for #173 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Antoinette in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Antoinette is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Antoinette will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Antoinette is most common
State-level data for Antoinette is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Antoinette
Statistically, parents drawn to Antoinette tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jeanette, Georgette, Marguerite, Charolette, and Pauline.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Antoinette | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2998 |
| 2024 | 57 | #2889 |
| 2023 | 51 | #3181 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2792 |
| 2021 | 67 | #2586 |
| 2020 | 71 | #2441 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2814 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2905 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2597 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2594 |
| 2015 | 78 | #2351 |
| 2014 | 93 | #2081 |
| 2013 | 73 | #2458 |
| 2012 | 83 | #2265 |
| 2011 | 83 | #2258 |
| 2010 | 93 | #2118 |
| 2009 | 116 | #1838 |
| 2008 | 109 | #1927 |
| 2007 | 143 | #1579 |
| 2006 | 121 | #1722 |
| 2005 | 151 | #1417 |
| 2004 | 145 | #1425 |
| 2003 | 129 | #1509 |
| 2002 | 146 | #1328 |
| 2001 | 204 | #1050 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Antoinette a popular girl name?
Antoinette ranked #2999 among girls in 2025 with 55 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2351.
When was the name Antoinette most popular?
Antoinette peaked in 1924, when 1,333 American girls received the name (ranked #173 that year). Since 1924 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Antoinette?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 32,727 newborn American girls was named Antoinette. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.