Boys' name · since 1969
Antwane
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 887 babies named Antwane, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,893 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 887
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Antwane is the #9893 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 887 recorded since 1969.
Antwane has 887 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9893 as of the latest data, more common than 29% 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 1969 to 2025.
- #5,536 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,893 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 887 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antwane ranks #5,536 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,893 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 887 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,536 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,893 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 887
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Antwane's 887 recorded births place it above 87.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Antwane compares
887 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Antwane's all-time total is 140% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Antwane | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 887 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Antwane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Antwane's full recorded timeline at 1994, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Antwane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Antwane by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (281 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Antwane's strongest decade.
281 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Antwane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
222 births
- 1980s
1980s
281 births
- 1990s
1990s
175 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s 56
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 281 births (32% of all-time use).
How Antwane 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 Antwane's total volume
Antwane by state
Where Antwane concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 27 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 22 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 21 | 2.4% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 11 | 1.2% |
27 of 887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Antwane's data
- Antwane's decade-level peak was the 1980s (281 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Antwanes (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Antwane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Antwane 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.