Antonius
Masculine · “The Latin form of Anthony”
Antonius is the Latin form of Anthony, the name of a Roman family, and it has kept its Latin shape in two famous places: the label inside every Stradivarius violin, and the knight who plays chess with Death in The Seventh Seal.
How old is the name Antonius?
Antonius first appears in US birth records in 1961 — 64 years ago. The typical Antonius alive today was born around 1995, making them about 30 years old. About 600 people named Antonius are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Antonius most popular?
Antonius peaked in 1970, reaching #2293 nationally. See the whole 1970 chart.
Where it comes from
From Antonius to Antonius
The story of Antonius
Antonio Stradivari of Cremona, the greatest violin maker who ever lived, signed the labels inside his instruments in Latin: 'Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno', with the year. In Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, released in 1957, a knight named Antonius Block returns from the Crusades to a plague-struck Sweden and plays chess with Death on a rocky shore to buy himself time. Antonius came into American use in the later twentieth century.
Meaning
The Latin form of Anthony
Antonius was a Roman family name of unknown origin; the popular link to Greek anthos, 'flower', came later.
How the name formed
- Antonius
- Anthony
Related forms: Anthony · Antonio · Antonius · Antoine
Pronouncing Antonius
an-TOH-nee-us
Four syllables with the stress on the second.
Nicknames for Antonius
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1961
- Most boys named
- 200016 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2293reached in 1970
- Change vs 2023
- +42.9%10 in 2024, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Antonius in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Anthony in English — same name
- Antonio in Italian — same name
- Antonius in Dutch — same name
- Antoine in French — same name
Antoniuss among us
people named Antonius are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Antonius sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- The classical form of a name everyone knows.
- Comes with Tony as a ready short form.
- Distinctive without being hard to say.
- Four syllables is long for everyday use.
- It can sound formal or academic to some ears.
- People will ask whether it is Anthony.
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Frequently asked
- How many Antoniuss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Antonius are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Antonius in 2025?
- Antonius is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Antonius with classmates?
- Antonius will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More A names
The most-given names starting with A, all years combined.
Anthony#46 · Andrew#73 · Alexander#30 · Aaron#80 · Adam#101 · Arthur#87 · Albert#614 · Austin#113
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