Antoine

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 10 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Antoine is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name422K records spelled Antoine18 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Netherlands, Canada, United Kingdom

  Languages: English, Dutch, Western Frisian

  Also written Antoine', Antoiné, Añtóiñê, Antòine, Antóine

• Spanish given name47K records spelled Antoine13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Spain, Argentina

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Antoíne, Antoiné, Ántoine, Antóine, Äntöïnë

• Finnish given name2.6K records spelled Antoine3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, United States, Switzerland, Belgium

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Antoiné

108 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Antoine is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, French given name; standard form, contrasted with the surname Anthonce in older spelling.

  as a name·Tên Họ Người Việt Nam

• In French, French form of Antonius, an ancient Roman family name of uncertain origin.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, From Latin Antonius, Roman family name of uncertain Etruscan origin.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• French form of Anthony, now also used in the English-speaking world.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• From Latin. See }Anthony in main dictionary.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 138 years between 1882–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Antoine Lavoisierb. 1743FRFrench nobleman and chemist (1743–1794)
• Joseph Plateaub. 1801BEnot in their usual nameBelgian physicist (1801–1883)
• Émile Zolab. 1840FRnot in their usual nameFrench novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet (1840–1902)
• Henri Becquerelb. 1852FRnot in their usual nameFrench physicist (1852–1908)
• Antoine Gizengab. 1925CDCongolese Prime Minister, candidate for President (1925 – 2019)
• Fats Dominob. 1928USnot in their usual nameAmerican pianist and singer (1928-2017)
• Luc Montagnierb. 1932FRnot in their usual nameFrench virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine (2008)
• Claude Françoisb. 1939FRnot in their usual nameFrench pop singer, songwriter and dancer (1939–1978)
• Félix Tshisekedib. 1963CDnot in their usual namepresident of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Antoine Griezmannb. 1991FRFrench footballer (born 1991)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,088 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Antoine?

We estimate roughly 308 thousand people bear Antoine (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Antoine have the most bearers?

We estimate about 284 thousand people bear Antoine in France, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled antoine.

Where is Antoine most common?

Antoine is densest in France, where the national register counts about 1 in 239 people carrying it.

How common is Antoine compared with other names?

In France, Antoine is the 50th most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Antoine a male or female name?

Antoine is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Antoine mean?

Recorded meaning: From Latin Antonius; meaning given as "inestimable".