Recorded 1973–2008 Boys' name Peak 1978 119 births

Antowan — boys' name

119 babies named Antowan in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s481980s341990s202000s17

The verdict

119 boys have been named Antowan since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2008.

119
total births
1973–2008
years on record
1970s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Antowan was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

10 babies were named Antowan in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antowan

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Antowan between 1973 and 2008, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Antowan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antowan performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Antowan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antowan 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 119 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.

Antowan at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

119

Since 1973

36 years of records

Peak year

1978

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1973

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2008

Antowan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1973

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1978)
10
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 2008199619891985197819751973 5

Antowan by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
48 births that decade — 40% of Antowan's all-time total
1970s481980s341990s202000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antowan?
119 babies have been named Antowan since 1973. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1978 with 10 births.
When was Antowan most popular?
Antowan was most popular in the 1970s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Antowan been used?
Antowan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 36 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Antowan?
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, 1973–2008 (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.