Anthonie
Anthonie is a Dutch and masculine given name transliterated from Antonius in use in the Netherlands, Greenland, Suriname, Republic of Karelia, South Africa, Namibia, Belgium and Indonesia. The same spelling is a Norwegian feminine given name that is an alternate name to Antonie in use in Norway. The spellings Antonie and Anthonij were basically interchangeable in Dutch until the 19th century.
Meaning & Origin of Anthonie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anthonie is a Dutch and masculine given name transliterated from Antonius in use in the Netherlands, Greenland, Suriname, Republic of Karelia, South Africa, Namibia, Belgium and Indonesia. The same spelling is a Norwegian feminine given name that is an alternate name to Antonie in use in Norway. The spellings Antonie and Anthonij were basically interchangeable in Dutch until the 19th century.
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The Story of Anthonie
Anthonie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 34 Anthonies were born — ranking #2,674 that year. As of 2026, Anthonie ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 777 Anthonies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Anthonie
Anthonie is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 777 births in the dataset. Anthonie's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #2,674. Use the chart and map above to compare Anthonie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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