Boys' name · since 1972
Antwaine
328 babies named Antwaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 328
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Antwaine is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 328 have been recorded since 1972.
Antwaine has 328 recorded births among boys since 1972, 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 1972 to 2006.
- #10,101 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 328 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antwaine ranks #10,101 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 328 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 328
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Antwaine's 328 recorded births place it above 77.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Antwaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Antwaine's full recorded timeline at 1987, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Antwaine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2006
- Peak year (1985)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Antwaine by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (137 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Antwaine's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Antwaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 137 births (42% of all-time use).
Antwaine by state
Where Antwaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Antwaine's decade-level peak was the 1980s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Antwaines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Antwaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1972–2006 (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 Antwaine 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.