Antoine
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from French occasionally borrowed from French, mostly in the U.S. From French Antoine. Doublet of Anthony.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Antoine (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Antoine has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2014. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 166 |
| 2000 | 162 |
| 2001 | 164 |
| 2002 | 172 |
| 2003 | 176 |
| 2004 | 175 |
| 2005 | 185 |
| 2006 | 186 |
| 2007 | 198 |
| 2008 | 196 |
| 2009 | 200 |
| 2010 | 209 |
| 2011 | 208 |
| 2012 | 213 |
| 2013 | 226 |
| 2014 | 250 |
| 2015 | 259 |
| 2016 | 278 |
| 2017 | 293 |
| 2018 | 299 |
| 2019 | 305 |
| 2020 | 307 |
Antoine in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Antoine.Hi! My name is Antoine.
- Antoine bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Antoine lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Antoine kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Antoine is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Antoines mamma är lärare.Antoine's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Antoines mamma is Antoine's mum.
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Questions about Antoine
How do you pronounce Antoine in Swedish?
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What does the name Antoine mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from French occasionally borrowed from French, mostly in the U.S. From French Antoine. Doublet of Anthony.
How popular is Antoine in Sweden?
3 babies were named Antoine in 2022. In 2020, 307 people in Sweden had Antoine as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2014 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.