Boys' name · since 1973
Antowan
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 119 babies named Antowan, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
119 boys have been named Antowan since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Antowan has 119 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 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2008.
- #16,247 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 119 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antowan ranks #16,247 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Antowan's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Antowan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Antowan's full recorded timeline at 1986, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Antowan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2008
- Peak year (1978)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Antowan by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (48 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Antowan's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Antowan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 48 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Antowan's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2000s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Antowan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1973–2008 (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 Antowan 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.