Antoine

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A few things about Antoine you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Antoine

Antoine Griezmann

French footballer (born 1991)

Choose Antoine and your child shares a first name with Antoine Griezmann, a French footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Antoine, like who?” Antoine Griezmann's Wikipedia article is available in 100 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Biser Todorov (User:Biso) from Sofia, Bulgaria, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 17,986 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Antoine, 95 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Antoine would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAntoine first shows up in US birth records in 1882, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 143 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1985, when it ranked #262. Today it's #1,708, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowAntoine was 3.1× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 5,845 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 17,986.
• 🍂TrendAntoine has slipped 330 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,708. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAntoine is most popular in Alabama, where it ranks #765, followed by Florida (#809) and Virginia (#971). It's in the top 1,000 in 3 states.

About the name Antoine

Antoine is a boy name of French, Greek and Latin origin. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ine”. US birth records list Antoine for boys from 1882 to 2025, in 138 of those 144 years. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked #262 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,708, with 95 babies.

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