Antoinette comes from the Latin / French tradition, meaning Priceless, praiseworthy one.
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How popular is Antoinette?
1924peak year
Today, Antoinette is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2717), with only about 64 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1924, 1,333 babies were given the name (ranked #173 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Antoinette's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 78,732 babies have been registered as Antoinette since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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