Boys' name · since 2015

Antares

36 babies named Antares in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,428 of 45,481
all-time among boys
36
born since 2015
2010s
peak decade

Antares is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 36 have been recorded since 2015.

Social Security Administration records show Antares recorded 36 times among boys since 2015, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2023.

  • #24,428 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 36 born since 2015
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antares ranks #24,428 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 2015, peaking in the 2010s.

#24,428 of 45,481
all-time among boys
36
born since 2015
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Antares's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Antares's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Antares splits its recorded history at 2018: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Antares popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
7
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201520162017201820222023 7

Antares by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (24 births, 67% of the file).

2010s was Antares's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Antares births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 24 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antares? ▼
36 babies have been named Antares since 2015. All-time, it sits at #24,428 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 7 births.
Where does Antares sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antares ranks #24,428 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Antares most popular? ▼
Antares was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Antares been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Antares since 2015 -- 9 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Antares? ▼
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.

What to do with Antares's data

  • Antares's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Antares

Nearby Names Like Antares

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Antares

Anthony Boy
#46 1,488,042 births
Antonio Boy
#176 262,995 births
Antoine Boy
#1709 27,288 births
Anton Boy
#1388 23,915 births
Antwan Boy
#2617 12,517 births

Compare Antares side by side: Antares vs Anthony Antares vs Antonio Antares vs Antoine

Or pick any two names to compare →

Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Nath
36 births · Peak 1924
Filadelfio
36 births · Peak 1916
Charl
36 births · Peak 1934
Flavil
36 births · Peak 1934
Vincil
36 births · Peak 1921
Cyrill
36 births · Peak 1916
Domer
36 births · Peak 1925
Elzo
36 births · Peak 1920

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Antares: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2015–2023 (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 Antares 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.