Antonella
Girl name · #284 in 2025 · Uniqueness 20/100
Antonella is currently the #284 girl name in the United States — 1,087 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1018, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,656 girls born in 2025 was named Antonella.
The 71-year story
Antonella first appears in the Social Security records in 1954, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 1,333 babies and a rank of #233. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. 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.
Babies named Antonella per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Antonella in class?
Antonella scores 20 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "popular" band. A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Antonella is most common
Geography matters for names, and Antonella is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Antonellas were FL (237), TX (181), CA (109), NY (84), NJ (52). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Antonella
Statistically, parents drawn to Antonella tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ariella, Arabella, Aurelia, Alessia, and Camilla.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Antonella | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,087 | #284 |
| 2024 | 1,333 | #233 |
| 2023 | 1,093 | #288 |
| 2022 | 721 | #436 |
| 2021 | 557 | #548 |
| 2020 | 526 | #558 |
| 2019 | 564 | #543 |
| 2018 | 665 | #470 |
| 2017 | 468 | #630 |
| 2016 | 370 | #768 |
| 2015 | 262 | #1018 |
| 2014 | 217 | #1147 |
| 2013 | 208 | #1152 |
| 2012 | 170 | #1374 |
| 2011 | 189 | #1261 |
| 2010 | 172 | #1357 |
| 2009 | 153 | #1492 |
| 2008 | 168 | #1415 |
| 2007 | 149 | #1537 |
| 2006 | 62 | #2815 |
| 2005 | 71 | #2457 |
| 2004 | 63 | #2620 |
| 2003 | 75 | #2260 |
| 2002 | 56 | #2709 |
| 2001 | 43 | #3198 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Antonella a popular girl name?
Antonella ranked #284 among girls in 2025 with 1,087 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #1018.
When was the name Antonella most popular?
Antonella peaked in 2024, when 1,333 American girls received the name (ranked #233 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Antonella?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,656 newborn American girls was named Antonella. It scores 20/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "popular".
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.