Recorded 1981–2022 Boys' name Peak 1983 81 births

Antaeus — boys' name

81 babies named Antaeus in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

81 boys have been named Antaeus since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2022.

81
total births
1981–2022
years on record
1980s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Antaeus was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

13 babies were named Antaeus in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antaeus

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Antaeus between 1981 and 2022, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Antaeus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antaeus performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Antaeus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antaeus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 81 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Antaeus at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

81

Since 1981

42 years of records

Peak year

1983

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1981

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2022

Antaeus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1981

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1983)
13
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Antaeus by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
58 births that decade — 72% of Antaeus's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antaeus?
81 babies have been named Antaeus since 1981. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1983 with 13 births.
When was Antaeus most popular?
Antaeus was most popular in the 1980s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Antaeus been used?
Antaeus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 42 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Antaeus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anthony, Antonio, Antoine, Anton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.