Boys' name · since 1982
Antavious
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 567 babies named Antavious, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 567
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Antavious sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 567 recorded since 1982.
Antavious has 567 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2023.
- #7,324 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 567 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antavious ranks #7,324 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 567 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 567
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Antavious's 567 recorded births place it above 83.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Antavious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Antavious splits its recorded history at 2005: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Antavious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2023
- Peak year (2001)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Antavious by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (233 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Antavious's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Antavious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
177 births
- 2000s
2000s
233 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 233 births (41% of all-time use).
How Antavious compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Antavious's total volume
Antavious by state
Where Antavious concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 190 | 33.5% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
190 of 567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Antavious's decade-level peak was the 2000s (233 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Antaviouss (190 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Antavious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1982–2023 (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 Antavious 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.