Recorded 1969–2012 Girls' name Peak 1990 601 births

Antwanette — girls' name

601 babies named Antwanette in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s1041980s1931990s2182000s722010s6
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Antwanette was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

35 babies were named Antwanette in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antwanette

The Social Security Administration has registered 601 babies named Antwanette between 1969 and 2012, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Antwanette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antwanette performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 218 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Antwanette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Antwanette in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antwanette 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 601 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.

Antwanette at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

601

Since 1969

44 years of records

Peak year

1990

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1969

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2012

Antwanette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1969

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1990)
35
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 20122004199719911985197919731969 8

Antwanette by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
218 births that decade — 36% of Antwanette's all-time total
1960s81970s1041980s1931990s2182000s722010s6

Antwanette by state

Where Antwanette concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Antwanette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 2.0%
#2 Florida
11 1.8%
#3 Illinois
5 0.8%
#4 Ohio
5 0.8%
#5 Texas
5 0.8%
California share of Antwanette's total US births 2.0%
Even split

12 of 601 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antwanette?
601 babies have been named Antwanette since 1969. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1990 with 35 births.
When was Antwanette most popular?
Antwanette was most popular in the 1990s decade with 218 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Antwanette most popular?
The top states for the name Antwanette are California (12 births), Florida (11 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Antwanette been used?
Antwanette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 44 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Antwanette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Antoinette, Antonia, Antonella, Antionette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1969–2012 (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.