Recorded 1971–2020 Boys' name Peak 1984 794 births

Antwuan — boys' name

794 babies named Antwuan in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1121980s2151990s1932000s1722010s962020s6
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Antwuan was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

35 babies were named Antwuan in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Antwuan

The Social Security Administration has registered 794 babies named Antwuan between 1971 and 2020, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Antwuan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Antwuan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 215 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Antwuan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Antwuan in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Antwuan 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 794 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.

Antwuan at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

794

Since 1971

50 years of records

Peak year

1984

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1971

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2020

Antwuan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1971

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1984)
35
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
010203040 20202013200619991992198519781971 7

Antwuan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
215 births that decade — 27% of Antwuan's all-time total
1970s1121980s2151990s1932000s1722010s962020s6

Antwuan by state

Where Antwuan concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Antwuan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
7 0.9%
#2 Florida
6 0.8%
#3 Illinois
5 0.6%
#4 Michigan
5 0.6%
#5 Texas
5 0.6%
Georgia share of Antwuan's total US births 0.9%
Even split

7 of 794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Antwuan?
794 babies have been named Antwuan since 1971. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1984 with 35 births.
When was Antwuan most popular?
Antwuan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 215 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Antwuan most popular?
The top states for the name Antwuan are Georgia (7 births), Florida (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Antwuan been used?
Antwuan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 50 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Antwuan?
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, 1971–2020 (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.