Antonio

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Anthony in US United States, FR France, GB United Kingdom and 6 more, Антон in RU Russia, UA Ukraine, KZ Kazakhstan and 1 more, Anton in NL Netherlands, DE Germany, DK Denmark and 1 more and Antoni in PL Poland.

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 18 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◐

Antonio is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Catalan given name599K records spelled Antonio4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, Andorra, Argentina

  Also written Antònio, António, Antônio

• a separate given name532K records spelled Antonio12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Ecuador, Spain, Italy

  Also written António, Antônio, Ântonio, Antőnio, Antònio

• French given name315K records spelled Antonio9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Spain, Belgium

  Also written António, Antônio, Antònio, Antoñio, Àntonio

• Croatian given name187K records spelled Antonio55 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Croatia, United States, Poland, Spain

  Languages: Croatian, Polish, Russian

  Also written Антонио, Antonino, António, Antônio, Антонйо

• Swahili given name30K records spelled Antonio3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Spain, Philippines, South Africa

  Languages: Swahili, Southern Sotho

  Also written António

• Vietnamese given name28K records spelled Antonio4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, United States, Italy, Vietnam

  Languages: Vietnamese, Khmer

  Also written Antônio, António

106 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●

Antonio 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 Portuguese, Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Antônio /António.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Spanish, a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Anthony

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Italian, Nome di antica gens romana; etimologia incerta. Diffusissimo per i santi Antonio di Padova e Antonio abate.

  as a name·Dizionario Dei Nomi e Cognomi Italiani

• In Italian, dal lat. Antonius, etim. incerta

  as a name·Dizionario Dei Nomi e Cognomi Italiani

• from Antonio/Anthony

  as a name·Dicionario Sefaradi De SobrenomesDictionary Of Sephardic Surnames Inclusive Cristaos-Novos, Conversos, Marranos, Italianos,…

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) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Pius Vb. 1504ITnot in their usual name16th‑century Italian pope and Catholic saint, leading Counter‑Reformation reformer
• Innocent IXb. 1519ITnot in their usual namepope of the Catholic Church in 1591 (1519–1591)
• Innocent XIIb. 1615ITnot in their usual namepope of the Catholic Church from 1691 to 1700
• Antonio Vivaldib. 1678ITItalian composer and violinist (1678–1741)
• Clemens XIVb. 1705ITnot in their usual namepope of the Catholic Church from 1769 to 1774
• Antonio Segnib. 1891IT4th President of Italy (1891-1972)
• Sandro Pertinib. 1896ITnot in their usual nameItalian journalist, resistance leader and politician, President of Italy from 1978 to 1985
• Manuel Antonio Noriega Morenob. 1934PAPanamanian head of state (1934-2017)
• Martin Sheenb. 1940USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor (born 1940)
• Antonio Cassanob. 1982ITItalian footballer

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 · 1,729 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Antonio?

We estimate roughly 4.6 million people bear Antonio (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Antonio have the most bearers?

Antonio is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled антон.

How common is Antonio compared with other names?

In Russia, Antonio is the 51st most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

Is Antonio a male or female name?

Antonio 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 Antonio mean?

Recorded meaning: Italian and Spanish form of pAnthony, from Latin Antonius.