Antoinette

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

⭐ Famous Antoinette

Antoinette Brown Blackwell

American minister (1825–1921)

Choose Antoinette and your child shares a first name with Antoinette Brown Blackwell, an American minister. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Antoinette, like who?” Antoinette Brown Blackwell's Wikipedia article is available in 26 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 29,240 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Antoinette, 55 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Antoinette would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAntoinette has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Antoinettes, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1917, when it ranked #170. Today it's #2,998, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowAntoinette was 3.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 8,489 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 29,240.
• 🍂TrendAntoinette has slipped 557 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,998. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Antoinette

Antoinette is a girl name of French, Greek and Latin origin. It has 10 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-tte”. US birth records list Antoinette for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked #170 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,998, with 55 babies.

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