Antonious
Anthony the Great was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is distinguished from other saints named Anthony, such as Anthony of Padua, by various epithets: Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anthony the Hermit, and Anthony of Thebes.
Meaning & Origin of Antonious
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anthony the Great was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is distinguished from other saints named Anthony, such as Anthony of Padua, by various epithets: Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anthony the Hermit, and Anthony of Thebes.
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The Story of Antonious
The earliest SSA record of Antonious as a baby boy name dates back to 1971, when 9 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Antonious — #3,661 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Antoniouss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 292 Antoniouss 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 Antonious
Antonious is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 292 births in the dataset. Antonious's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #3,661. Use the chart and map above to compare Antonious'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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