Boys' name · since 1973
Antiwan
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Antiwan, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
58 boys have been named Antiwan since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Antiwan has 58 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 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2003.
- #21,070 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 58 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antiwan ranks #21,070 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #21,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Antiwan's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Antiwan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Antiwan's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Antiwan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2003
- Peak year (1988)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2003.
58 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1988 with 9 births in a single year.
Antiwan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (30 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Antiwan's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Antiwan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 30 births (52% of all-time use).
Antiwan decade highlights
- Peak decade 30 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Antiwan's data
- Antiwan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Antiwan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1973–2003 (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 Antiwan 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.
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