Boys' name · since 1958
Antwon
Antwon has 6,388 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,250 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,388
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Antwon is the #5250 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 6,388 recorded since 1958.
Antwon has 6,388 recorded births among boys since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5250 as of the latest data, more common than 62% 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 1958 to 2025.
- #1,533 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,250 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,388 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antwon ranks #1,533 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,250 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,388 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,533 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,250 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,388
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Antwon's 6,388 recorded births place it above 96.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Antwon compares
6,388 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Antwon's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Antwon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,388 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 228 | 34 | 22,252 |
Antwon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Antwon's full recorded timeline at 1993, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 228 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Antwon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 228
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Antwon popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1979 (Antwon as girls' name)
Antwon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,769 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Antwon's strongest decade.
1,769 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Antwon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 124
1960s
124 births
- 1970s
1970s
893 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,769 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,419 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,219 births
- 2010s
2010s
781 births
- 2020s 178
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,769 births (28% of all-time use).
How Antwon 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 Antwon's total volume
Antwon by state
Where Antwon concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 708 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 596 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 416 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 325 | 5.1% |
| #5 | California | | 253 | 4.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 237 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 211 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 189 | 3.0% |
708 of 6,388 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Antwon appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Antwon's data
- Antwon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,769 total births); usage has since declined to 178 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Antwons (708 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Antwon: 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 (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Antwon 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.