Boys' name · since 1969
Antar
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 208 babies named Antar, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,703 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 208
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Antar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 208 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Antar recorded 208 times among boys since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2014.
- #12,703 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 208 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antar ranks #12,703 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,703 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 208
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Antar's 208 recorded births place it above 72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Antar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Antar's full recorded timeline at 1982, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Antar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2014
- Peak year (1977)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Antar by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (96 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Antar's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Antar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
96 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 96 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Antar's data
- Antar's decade-level peak was the 1970s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Antar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Antar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.