The baby name Antje is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɑntjə/ (Dutch) — approx. "AHN-tyuh" or "ANT-yeh".
Antje is Dutch in Origin.
The baby name Antje is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɑntjə/ (Dutch) — approx. "AHN-tyuh" or "ANT-yeh".
Antje is Dutch in Origin.
Antje is a Dutch and Low German/Frisian diminutive of Anna, ultimately from Hebrew Channah, “grace; favor.” The form spread through Christian Europe via Greek and Latin Anna, anchored in devotion to Saint Anne. Antje appears frequently in 17th–19th‑century parish and civil records across the northern Netherlands and coastal Germany, and it traveled with Dutch settlers to New Netherland, leaving traces in early New York families. Usage peaked in the mid‑20th century in the Netherlands and Schleswig‑Holstein, and today it reads as warmly traditional, with strongest hold in Frisian and Low German communities.
Close variants and cognates include Antsje and Antke (Frisian), Anke (German/Frisian), Anneke and Annetje (Dutch), as well as broader Anna-forms like Anja and Annika. Regional pronunciation varies, commonly approximated as AHNT‑yeh or AHN‑chuh, but the core meaning of “grace” endures across forms.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #80 | 5,527 | 4,949 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| Germany | 0 | #137 | 469 | 2,542 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2002 | #197 | 19 | 412 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #230 | 8 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #246 | 4 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #300 | 17 | 7,429 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #361 | 60 | 1,885 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| NL | 0 | #362 | 30 | 2,481 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #436 | 689 | 5,933 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #467 | 5 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #727 | 12 | 3,895 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #959 | 25 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,118 | 24 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,407 | 40 | 9,415 |
Antje is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:
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