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Antonio

Antonio: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“of the Antonius family”
Origin
Latin
Say it
ahn-TOH-nee-oh · 4 syllables
Used for
Boys

Antonio is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Antonius, the old Roman family name behind Anthony. The original meaning of Antonius is uncertain.

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How popular is Antonio?

2024615 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Antonio in 20242,047

2024 rank#180 boys

Peak year1997

Total US babies since 1880262,883

Antonio has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Antonio

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Tonipriceless one · English
  • Lucasfrom Lucania · Latin
  • Leolion · Latin
  • Julianyouthful, downy-bearded · Latin
  • Anthonyof the Antonius family · Latin
  • RomanRoman, from Rome · Latin
  • Bennettblessed · Latin
  • Adrianfrom Hadria · Latin

Antonio questions

What does the name Antonio mean?

Antonio means "of the Antonius family". It comes from Latin. Antonio is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Antonius, the old Roman family name behind Anthony. The original meaning of Antonius is uncertain.

Is Antonio a boy or girl name?

Antonio is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Antonio?

2,047 US babies were named Antonio in 2024. Its peak year was 1997.

How do you pronounce Antonio?

Antonio is usually pronounced ahn-TOH-nee-oh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.