Recorded 1970–2016 Boys' name Peak 1998 592 births

Antawn — boys' name

592 babies named Antawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1421980s1981990s1272000s922010s33

The verdict

592 boys have been named Antawn since 1970, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2016.

592
total births
1970–2016
years on record
1980s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Antawn was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

29 babies were named Antawn in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 592 babies named Antawn between 1970 and 2016, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Antawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antawn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 198 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Antawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Antawn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antawn 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 592 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.

Antawn at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

592

Since 1970

47 years of records

Peak year

1998

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1970

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2016

Antawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1970

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1998)
29
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Antawn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
198 births that decade — 33% of Antawn's all-time total
1970s1421980s1981990s1272000s922010s33

Antawn by state

Where Antawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Antawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
22 3.7%
#2 Maryland
5 0.8%
Florida share of Antawn's total US births 3.7%
Even split

22 of 592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antawn?
592 babies have been named Antawn since 1970. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1998 with 29 births.
When was Antawn most popular?
Antawn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 198 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Antawn most popular?
The top states for the name Antawn are Florida (22 births), Maryland (5 births).
How long has the name Antawn been used?
Antawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 47 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Antawn?
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, 1970–2016 (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.