Antonio
Antonio is a male given name: 99% of people named Antonio are men, and it is recorded as male in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
Antonio · António
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Portugal, Spain
- Also spelled
- António
- US births since 1880
- 245,527 male / 1,965 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Antonio
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Antonio," in English, "Guten Tag Antonio," in German. Antonio is a male given name: about 99% of people named Antonio are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Antonio,
German
Guten Tag Antonio,
French
Bonjour Antonio,
Spanish
Estimado/a Antonio:
Chinese
Antonio您好：
Japanese
Antonio様
English
Hi Antonio,
German
Hi Antonio,
French
Salut Antonio,
Spanish
Hola Antonio,
Chinese
Antonio你好：
Japanese
Antonioさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 99% |
| Portugal | very common | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | very common | man's name | 98% |
| Italy | very common | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | common | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Croatia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Romania | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
245,527 male · 1,965 female · 247,492 births recorded
Since 1980: 99% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Antonio a male or female name?
Antonio is a male given name: 99% of people named Antonio are men, and it is recorded as male in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
How do I address Antonio in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Antonio," in English, "Guten Tag Antonio," in German. Antonio is a male given name: about 99% of people named Antonio are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Antonio a unisex name?
Antonio is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Antonio are men. Antonio leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Antonio a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/antonio (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_antonio,
title = {Is Antonio a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/antonio},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}