Toinette
Feminine
Toinette is the French short form of Antoinette, and it has one of the best parts in French comedy. In Molière's The Imaginary Invalid, Toinette is the maid who runs rings around her hypochondriac master and at one point dresses up as a doctor to cure him of doctors.
How old is the name Toinette?
Toinette first appears in US birth records in 1920 — 105 years ago. The typical Toinette alive today was born around 1971, making them about 54 years old. About 400 people named Toinette are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Toinette most popular?
Toinette peaked in 1971, reaching #1754 nationally. See the whole 1971 chart.
Where it comes from
From Antonius to Toinette
Our story of Toinette
Our story of Toinette takes place in Paris in February 1673, on the stage of the Palais-Royal. Molière himself was playing Argan, the man convinced he is dying, and Toinette, his quick-tongued maid, was the one person in the play who never believed a word of it. She disguises herself as a physician, prescribes absurd cures, and helps the household's young lovers win. At the fourth performance Molière was taken ill on stage, finished the play, and died at home that night. He spent his last performance opposite the maid who knew he was not sick.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Toinette is a French short form of Antoinette, the feminine of Antoine, from the Roman family name Antonius. What Antonius meant is not known; the link to Greek anthos, flower, is a later guess.
How the name formed
- Antonius
- Antoine
- Antoinette
- Toinette
Related forms: Antoinette · Antonietta · Antonia
Pronouncing Toinette
twah-NET
French says the oi as wa. English readers who have not heard it may say toy-NET.
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
- 1920
- Most girls named
- 197151 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1754reached in 1971
- Change vs 1983
- −25.0%6 in 1986, from 8
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.
Toinette in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Antoinette in French — related form
- Antonietta in Italian — related form
- Antonia in Spanish — related form
Toinettes among us
people named Toinette 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
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Fashion outlook
Toinette 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
- A leading role in one of the most performed comedies in French carries this exact spelling.
- Two syllables, a clear stress on the end, and Antoinette behind it for a family that wants the connection.
- The oi will be read as in toy by many, and the correction is needed early.
- In French it reads as a short form, much as Toni does in English, and some will ask what it is short for.
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Frequently asked
- How many Toinettes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Toinette are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Toinette in 2025?
- Toinette is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Toinette with classmates?
- Toinette will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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