Boys' name · since 1968
Antwain
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 2,364 babies named Antwain, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,287 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,364
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Antwain currently ranks #12287 among boys' names in America, with 2,364 babies recorded since 1968.
Antwain has 2,364 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12287 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, 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 1968 to 2025.
- #2,978 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,287 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,364 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antwain ranks #2,978 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,287 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,364 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,287 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,364
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Antwain's 2,364 recorded births place it above 93.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Antwain compares
2,364 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Antwain's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Antwain | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,364 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 105 | 34 | 22,252 |
Antwain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Antwain splits its recorded history at 1997: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2025 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 105 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Antwain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Antwain by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (781 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Antwain's strongest decade.
781 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Antwain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 9
1960s
9 births
- 1970s
1970s
523 births
- 1980s
1980s
781 births
- 1990s
1990s
466 births
- 2000s
2000s
322 births
- 2010s 214
2010s
214 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 781 births (33% of all-time use).
How Antwain compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Antwain's total volume
Antwain by state
Where Antwain concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 147 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 121 | 5.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 111 | 4.7% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 91 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 85 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 60 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 43 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 36 | 1.5% |
147 of 2,364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Antwain appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Antwain's data
- Antwain's decade-level peak was the 1980s (781 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Antwains (147 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
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 Antwain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Antwain 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.