Antonia is a distinctive choice, ranked #439 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Antonia in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#439
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About the Name Antonia
Antonia has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 117 places in five years. It was most popular in 1998 at #189 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Antonia is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Antonia in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Antonia
Antonia Iacobescu — Antonia Clara Iacobescu, known professionally as Antonia, is a Romanian singer.
Antonia Salzano — Antonia Salzano is the mother of Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old English-born Italian who died from acute leukemia in 2006.
Antonia Hodgson — Antonia Hodgson is a British historical crime writer, fantasy writer and publisher.
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 Antonia
Unlikely. With around 91 UK babies named Antonia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Antonia in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Antonia is declining: down 191 places since 2020, to #439 in 2025. It peaked at #189 in 1998.
Antonia is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Antonia include: Antonia Iacobescu, Antonia Salzano and Antonia Hodgson. Short summaries for each appear below.
Antonia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Antonias in the wild.
91
UK babies named Antonia (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 191 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Antonia
Almost certainly the only Antonia in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Antonia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Antonia the Elder (born August/September 39 BC) was a niece of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, being the eldest daughter of Octavia the Younger and her second husband, the Triumvir Mark Antony.
Dame Antonia Rebecca Caroline Angharad Catherine Romeo is a British civil servant who has served as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service since February 2026.