Antonella is a distinctive choice, ranked #1133 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Antonella in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1133
US Rank #284
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About the Name Antonella
Antonella has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 218 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #1044 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Antonella is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Antonella in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #233, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Antonella
Antonella Baldini — Antonella Baldini is an Italian actress, voice actress and singer.
Antonella Ferrara — Antonella Ferrara is an Italian control theorist and engineer, known for her work on sliding mode control.
Antonella Carta — Antonella Carta is an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder for the Italy women's national football team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Antonella
Unlikely. With around 29 UK babies named Antonella per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Antonella in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Antonella has been fairly steady, ranked #1,133 in 2025 against #1,044 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #1,044 in 2020.
Antonella is more popular in the US (#233) than in the UK (#1262). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Antonella include: Antonella Baldini, Antonella Ferrara and Antonella Carta. Short summaries for each appear below.
Antonella appears in the US top 500 at #233 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
29
UK babies named Antonella (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 89 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Antonella
Almost certainly the only Antonella in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Antonella
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Antonella Romano is a French historian of science known for her research on science and the Catholic Church, and in particular on the scientific and mathematical work of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in the Renaissance.