Boys' name · since 1973
Antawan
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 198 babies named Antawan, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,008 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 198
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Antawan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 198 recorded since 1973.
Antawan has 198 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2010.
- #13,008 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 198 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antawan ranks #13,008 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 198 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,008 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 198
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Antawan's 198 recorded births place it above 71.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Antawan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Antawan splits its recorded history at 1990: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Antawan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2010
- Peak year (1982)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Antawan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (55 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Antawan's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Antawan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 55 births (28% of all-time use).
Antawan by state
Where Antawan concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 198 births nationwide.
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What to do with Antawan's data
- Antawan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Antawans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Antawan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1973–2010 (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 Antawan 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.