US rank #7856 Boys' name Peak 1986 1,461 births

Antwaun — #7856 US boys' name

1,461 babies named Antwaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s2021980s4461990s3182000s2842010s1712020s30
#7856
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Antwaun was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

63 babies were named Antwaun in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antwaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,461 babies named Antwaun between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Antwaun currently holds the #7856 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antwaun performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 446 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Antwaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 50 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Antwaun in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antwaun 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 1,461 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.

Antwaun at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,461

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

1986

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#7,856

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Antwaun popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1986)
63
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
020406080 202420162009200219951988198119741969 10

Antwaun popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1978 (Antwaun as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1978 5

Antwaun by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
446 births that decade — 31% of Antwaun's all-time total
1960s101970s2021980s4461990s3182000s2842010s1712020s30

Antwaun by state

Where Antwaun concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Antwaun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
50 3.4%
#2 Ohio
37 2.5%
#3 Illinois
34 2.3%
#4 Alabama
22 1.5%
#5 South Carolina
21 1.4%
#6 Georgia
11 0.8%
#7 Michigan
10 0.7%
#8 North Carolina
8 0.5%
Florida share of Antwaun's total US births 3.4%
Even split

50 of 1,461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Antwaun appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antwaun?
1,461 babies have been named Antwaun since 1969. It currently ranks #7856 among boys. The peak year was 1986 with 63 births.
When was Antwaun most popular?
Antwaun was most popular in the 1980s decade with 446 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Antwaun most popular?
The top states for the name Antwaun are Florida (50 births), Ohio (37 births), Illinois (34 births).
How long has the name Antwaun been used?
Antwaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Antwaun?
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, 1969–2024 (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.