Antoinette
Antoinette is a given name, that is a diminutive feminine form of Antoine and Antonia.
Meaning & Origin of Antoinette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Antoinette is a given name, that is a diminutive feminine form of Antoine and Antonia.
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The Story of Antoinette
Antoinette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 19 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 1,333 Antoinettes were born — ranking #173 that year. As of 2026, Antoinette ranks #3,175 for baby girls with 50 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 79K Antoinettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Antoinette
Antoinette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 79K births in the dataset. Antoinette's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #170. Use the chart and map above to compare Antoinette'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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