Recorded 1968–2010 Boys' name Peak 1973 190 births

Antion — boys' name

190 babies named Antion in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s711980s631990s372000s72010s5

The verdict

190 boys have been named Antion since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2010.

190
total births
1968–2010
years on record
1970s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Antion was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

15 babies were named Antion in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antion

The Social Security Administration has registered 190 babies named Antion between 1968 and 2010, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Antion currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antion performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Antion shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Antion in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antion 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 190 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.

Antion at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

190

Since 1968

43 years of records

Peak year

1973

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1968

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2010

Antion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1968

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1973)
15
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 2010199419881983197919751968 7

Antion by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
71 births that decade — 37% of Antion's all-time total
1960s71970s711980s631990s372000s72010s5

Antion by state

Where Antion concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Antion
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
6 3.2%
Illinois share of Antion's total US births 3.2%

6 of 190 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antion?
190 babies have been named Antion since 1968. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1973 with 15 births.
When was Antion most popular?
Antion was most popular in the 1970s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Antion most popular?
The top states for the name Antion are Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Antion been used?
Antion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 43 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Antion?
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, 1968–2010 (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.