Antoine

“Variant of Antonin — from the Roman family name Antonius (meaning uncertain)”

Boy's name · #1708 in the US (2025) · 80s

Antoine has appeared in US records since 1882 — best rank #262 (1985) · 27,288 babies named Antoine all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #62 in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Antoines

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry — French writer and aviator (1900–1944)
Antoine Lavoisier — French nobleman and chemist (1743–1794)
Antoine Henri Becquerel — French physicist (1852–1908)
Antoine Griezmann — French footballer (born 1991)
Antoine François Prévost — French novelist (1697–1763)

In stories & tradition

Antoine Doinel — Antoine Doinel pentalogy
Antoine Malick — Holby City
Antoine Marcas — fictional human

What Antoines become

Among 3,916 notable people named Antoine:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.71× more often than among typical names — e.g. Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville, French lawyer during the French Revolution and Reign of Terror (1746-1795).

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