Recorded 1982–2023 Boys' name Peak 2001 567 births

Antavious — boys' name

567 babies named Antavious in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s261990s1772000s2332010s1022020s29
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Antavious was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

29 babies were named Antavious in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antavious

The Social Security Administration has registered 567 babies named Antavious between 1982 and 2023, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Antavious currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antavious performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 233 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Antavious shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 190 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Antavious in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antavious 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 567 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.

Antavious at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

567

Since 1982

42 years of records

Peak year

2001

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1982

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2023

Antavious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1982

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2001)
29
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
010203040 202320182013200820031998199319871982 6

Antavious by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
233 births that decade — 41% of Antavious's all-time total
1980s261990s1772000s2332010s1022020s29

Antavious by state

Where Antavious concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Antavious
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%
Georgia share of Antavious's total US births 33.5%
Even split

190 of 567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antavious?
567 babies have been named Antavious since 1982. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2001 with 29 births.
When was Antavious most popular?
Antavious was most popular in the 2000s decade with 233 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Antavious most popular?
The top states for the name Antavious are Georgia (190 births), Mississippi (11 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Antavious been used?
Antavious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 42 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Antavious?
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.

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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, 1982–2023 (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.