Recorded 1973–2010 Boys' name Peak 1982 198 births

Antawan — boys' name

198 babies named Antawan in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s511980s531990s552000s342010s5

The verdict

198 boys have been named Antawan since 1973, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.

198
total births
1973–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
28%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Antawan was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

15 babies were named Antawan in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antawan

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Antawan between 1973 and 2010, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Antawan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antawan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Antawan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Antawan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antawan 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 198 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.

Antawan at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

198

Since 1973

38 years of records

Peak year

1982

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1973

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2010

Antawan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1973

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1982)
15
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 20102002199819921988198219771973 5

Antawan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
55 births that decade — 28% of Antawan's all-time total
1970s511980s531990s552000s342010s5

Antawan by state

Where Antawan concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Antawan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 2.5%
Illinois share of Antawan's total US births 2.5%

5 of 198 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antawan?
198 babies have been named Antawan since 1973. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1982 with 15 births.
When was Antawan most popular?
Antawan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Antawan most popular?
The top states for the name Antawan are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Antawan been used?
Antawan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 38 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Antawan?
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, 1973–2010 (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.