Antonio
Say it: an-TOH-nee-oh
Boy7 letters4 syllables
#468
in Ireland (2025)
#453 with spellings combined
7
babies in 2025
#222
best rank (1967)
246
babies since 1967
Up 102
10-year rank change
Antonio through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #453 |
| 2024 | 11 | #339 |
| 2023 | 9 | #388 |
| 2022 | 9 | #393 |
| 2021 | 7 | #439 |
| 2020 | 8 | #418 |
| 2019 | 3 | #724 |
| 2018 | 10 | #359 |
| 2017 | 7 | #443 |
| 2016 | 7 | #448 |
| 2015 | 5 | #555 |
| 2014 | 6 | #508 |
| 2013 | 7 | #448 |
| 2012 | 5 | #548 |
| 2011 | 7 | #455 |
| 2010 | 9 | #400 |
| 2009 | 7 | #429 |
| 2008 | 9 | #386 |
| 2007 | 9 | #342 |
| 2006 | 5 | #423 |
| 2005 | 5 | #403 |
| 2004 | 4 | #440 |
| 2003 | 4 | #423 |
| 2002 | 5 | #348 |
| 2001 | 4 | #347 |
| 1999 | 3 | #379 |
| 1997 | 4 | #337 |
| 1996 | 3 | #369 |
| 1992 | 6 | #251 |
| 1989 | 3 | #307 |
| 1985 | 4 | #269 |
| 1983 | 3 | #330 |
| 1982 | 6 | #248 |
| 1981 | 3 | #322 |
| 1980 | 4 | #288 |
| 1978 | 3 | #326 |
| 1976 | 5 | #258 |
| 1975 | 3 | #321 |
| 1972 | 4 | #279 |
| 1971 | 6 | #242 |
| 1970 | 6 | #235 |
| 1969 | 6 | #230 |
| 1967 | 5 | #222 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Antonio mean?
Uncertain
Italian and Spanish, from the Roman family name Antonius, probably of Etruscan origin.
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anTOHneeoh
The story of Antonio
Antonio is the Italian and Spanish form of the name that became Anthony in English. Both go back to Antonius, the name of an old Roman family. Its meaning is not known. The family name probably came into Latin from Etruscan, a language of ancient Italy that is still only partly understood.
The name is common wherever Romance languages are spoken, from Italy, Spain and Portugal to Latin America, and it is also used in the Balkans. The composer Antonio Vivaldi is one of its best-known bearers.
Antonio has been given in Ireland in small numbers for a long time. It first reached the CSO list in 1967, and that year also gave it its best rank, number 222. It has become a little more common since then, and its biggest year was 2024, with 11 boys. In Northern Ireland its best rank was 291, in 2011.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Antonio (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Antonio
- CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland
At a glance
Similar names
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Nicknames
Tony
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio | 7 | 246 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #291 (2011); 33 babies since 2007.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.