Boys' name · since 1971
Antwuan
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 794 babies named Antwuan, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,935 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 794
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
794 boys have been named Antwuan since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antwuan has been recorded 794 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2020.
- #5,935 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 794 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Antwuan ranks #5,935 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 794 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,935 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 794
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Antwuan's 794 recorded births place it above 86.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Antwuan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Antwuan splits its recorded history at 1996: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Antwuan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2020
- Peak year (1984)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Antwuan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (215 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Antwuan's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Antwuan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
112 births
- 1980s
1980s
215 births
- 1990s
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 215 births (27% of all-time use).
How Antwuan 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 Antwuan's total volume
Antwuan by state
Where Antwuan concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| 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% |
7 of 794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Antwuan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Antwuans (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Antwuan
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Antwuan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1971–2020 (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 Antwuan 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.