Antonina is a distinctive choice, ranked #1406 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Antonina in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1406
About the Name Antonina
Antonina has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 696 places in five years. It was most popular in 2017 at #493 β parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.
Antonina is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Antonina
Unlikely. With around 23 UK babies named Antonina per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Antonina in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Antonina has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 696 places in the last five years. Its peak was #493 in 2017. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Antonina 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 Antonina include: Antonina Khyzhniak β Antonina Valeriyivna Khyzhniak is a Ukrainian actress.; Antonina Kravchuk β Antonina Mykhailivna Kravchuk is a Ukrainian former educator and publisher, who served as First Lady of Ukraine from 1991 to 1994 as the wife of President...; Antonina Makhina β Antonina Viktorovna Makhina-Dumcheva-Zelikovich is a Russian rower..
Antonina does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Antoninas in the wild.
23
UK babies named Antonina (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 696 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Antonina
Likely around 1 other Antonina in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Antonina
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Antonina Mykhailivna Kravchuk is a Ukrainian former educator and publisher, who served as First Lady of Ukraine from 1991 to 1994 as the wife of President Leonid Kravchuk.
Antonina Viktorovna Makhina-Dumcheva-Zelikovich is a Russian rower. She competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics and for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Antonina Matviyenko (Ukrainian: ΠΠ½ΡΠΎΠ½ΡΠ½Π° ΠΠ°ΡΠ²ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΠΎ) is a Ukrainian singer. She is known for her timbre of voice and manner of singing.