Antonia
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, masculine equivalent Anton.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Antonia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Antonia has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2002. 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 | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 24 |
| 1999 | 26 |
| 2000 | 22 |
| 2001 | 22 |
| 2002 | 33 |
| 2003 | 22 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2005 | 23 |
| 2006 | 30 |
| 2007 | 26 |
| 2008 | 23 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2010 | 21 |
| 2011 | 22 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 19 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 820 |
| 2000 | 833 |
| 2001 | 855 |
| 2002 | 895 |
| 2003 | 929 |
| 2004 | 953 |
| 2005 | 970 |
| 2006 | 999 |
| 2007 | 1,033 |
| 2008 | 1,053 |
| 2009 | 1,073 |
| 2010 | 1,108 |
| 2011 | 1,134 |
| 2012 | 1,154 |
| 2013 | 1,174 |
| 2014 | 1,207 |
| 2015 | 1,242 |
| 2016 | 1,270 |
| 2017 | 1,296 |
| 2018 | 1,314 |
| 2019 | 1,352 |
| 2020 | 1,362 |
Antonia in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Antonia.Hi! My name is Antonia.
- Antonia ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Antonia called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Antonia har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Antonia has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Antonias mamma är lärare.Antonia's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Antonias mamma is Antonia's mum.
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Questions about Antonia
How do you pronounce Antonia in Swedish?
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What does the name Antonia mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, masculine equivalent Anton.
How popular is Antonia in Sweden?
12 babies were named Antonia in 2022. In 2020, 1,362 people in Sweden had Antonia as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2002 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.