US rank #2559 Boys' name Peak 1980 12,466 births

Antwan — #2559 US boys' name

12,466 babies named Antwan in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s2001970s21971980s37041990s24782000s21992010s13582020s324
#2559
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Antwan was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

403 babies were named Antwan in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antwan

The Social Security Administration has registered 12,466 babies named Antwan between 1958 and 2024, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Antwan currently holds the #2559 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 403 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antwan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 3,704 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Antwan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 1,590 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Antwan in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antwan 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 12,466 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.

Antwan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

12,466

Since 1958

67 years of records

Peak year

1980

403 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#2,559

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1958

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2024

Antwan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1958

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1980)
403
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
-1000100200300400500 202420152006199719881979197019611958 6

Antwan popularity over time — girls

113 total births recorded since 1970 (Antwan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 113 births
468101214 19871985198119791977197519721970 5

Antwan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
3,704 births that decade — 30% of Antwan's all-time total
1950s61960s2001970s21971980s37041990s24782000s21992010s13582020s324

Antwan by state

Where Antwan concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Antwan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
1,590 12.8%
#2 Georgia
973 7.8%
#3 Illinois
941 7.5%
#4 North Carolina
775 6.2%
#5 Ohio
748 6.0%
#6 South Carolina
707 5.7%
#7 Michigan
536 4.3%
#8 Virginia
473 3.8%
Florida share of Antwan's total US births 12.8%
Even split

1,590 of 12,466 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Antwan appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antwan?
12,466 babies have been named Antwan since 1958. It currently ranks #2559 among boys. The peak year was 1980 with 403 births.
When was Antwan most popular?
Antwan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 3,704 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Antwan most popular?
The top states for the name Antwan are Florida (1,590 births), Georgia (973 births), Illinois (941 births).
How long has the name Antwan been used?
Antwan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 67 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Antwan?
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.

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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, 1958–2024 (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.