Antonieta
Antonieta is a Portuguese feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Antónia in use in Brazil, Portugal, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique and Angola. Notable people with this name include the following:
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Antonieta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Antonieta is a Portuguese feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Antónia in use in Brazil, Portugal, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique and Angola. Notable people with this name include the following:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
- Spanish
The Story of Antonieta
Antonieta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1948, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1973: 9 births, good for #5,579 nationwide. About 28% of every Antonieta on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Antonieta last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 178 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Antonieta
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Antonieta. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Antónia
- Antônia
- Antonia
- Antoñita
Names that sound like Antonieta
Phonetically similar names — useful when Antonieta is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Antonietta
- Intensity
- Antonia
- Antonius
- Antonian
- Continuity
- Sandinista
- Antenatal
- Anticity
- Antonio
- Antony
- Manzanita
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About the name Antonieta
Antonieta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 178 births in the dataset. Antonieta's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #5,579. Use the chart and map above to compare Antonieta'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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