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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: hardly given today

AntonioIn Hebrew: אנטוניו · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Antonio (Hebrew: אנטוניו) is a boy's name of international origin. 151 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).

People in Israel
151
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
—
not in the list
Peak year
—
USA, 2025
2,058
rank #176

Writing and saying Antonio

In Hebrew letters the name is אנטוניו, read right to left. Antonio is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Antonio by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Antonio: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Antonio in English-speaking countries

Antonio in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States20252,058#1761997 (5,069)
United Kingdom202573#5812017 (136)
England and Wales202569#5632017 (132)
Scotland20254#6472004 (9)
Ireland20257#4532024 (11)
British Columbia20236#4931961 (24)
Alberta202511#4152002 (21)
Quebec202511#4061981 (31)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Antonio has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Antonio

How do you write Antonio in Hebrew?

Antonio is written אנטוניו in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Antonio?

151 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אנטוניו: 0 women and 151 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Antonio a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named אנטוניו are men.

Is Antonio used outside Israel?

The name Antonio appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 2,058 boys were given it in 2025 (#176), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 73 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.