Name meaning & stats
Antonina
Antonina (Spanish origin). 1,897 US babies since 1940, peak 1971. Notable Antoninas are 1.4× over-represented as professors.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
SpanishSpelling of Antonia
Antonia around the world
- Антония · Russian
- Антонія · Ukrainian
- Αντονία · Greek
- أنطونيا · Arabic
- אנטוניה · Hebrew
- アントーニア · Japanese
- 安东尼娅 · Chinese
- Antónia · Hungarian
- Antònia · Catalan
- Antonía · Icelandic
Famous Antonias
- Antonia Thomas · British actress
Antonia’s name day
- October 17 · Sweden
- January 17 · Greece, Cyprus
In US birth records
Peak year: 1971
1,897 US babies were named Antonina between 1940 and 2025.
Antonina around the world
- Sweden: 30 babies since 1998, peak 2019, No. 1,280 in 2022
- England & Wales: 906 babies since 1996, peak 2017, No. 1,315 in 2025
- France: 495 babies since 1900, peak 1963
- Ireland: 177 babies since 1964, peak 2017
- Scotland: 84 babies since 1974, peak 2017
- Belgium: 68 babies since 1995, peak 2018
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Antoninas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 0.9× | Medium · 11 people |
| Professor | 1.4× | Medium · 10 people |
| Politician | 0.9× | Medium · 10 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | Low · 8 people |
Among notable women who are professors, Antoninas show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 16 Antonias spell it Antonina
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1971)