Antwan

Last seen for girls in 1987 at #9,825 · #2,604 for boys in 2025, 50 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
#399
1979 · 396 births
Debut · boys
1958
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
12,517
since 1958

Antwan over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Antwan has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #399, 1979boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,60450
2024—#2,52753
2023—#2,44155
2022—#2,32561
2021—#1,85383
2020—#1,96273
2019—#1,73790
2018—#1,565107
2017—#1,554105
2016—#1,532109
2015—#1,481112
2014—#1,296137
2013—#1,162155
2012—#1,249141
2011—#1,050180
2010—#910222
2009—#920225
2008—#882238
2007—#853247
2006—#827246
2005—#849216
2004—#917185
2003—#861200
2002—#939171
2001—#772223
2000—#705248
1999—#742218
1998—#722228
1997—#735208
1996—#727211
1995—#769194
1994—#694225
1993—#686225
1992—#610285
1991—#553339
1990—#534345
1989—#495373
1988—#488355
1987#9,8256#473353
1986#9,5456#459364
1985#10,6775#450363
1984#10,4225#434373
1983—#429364
1982—#417401
1981#5,57112#439355
1980#5,91211#404403
1979#5,09213#399396
1978#5,95810#448316
1977#7,5677#475288
1976#9,2845#472278
1975#7,9846#529230
1974#6,9007#572197
1973—#571193
1972#5,9598#692134
1971#6,6197#85791
1970#7,9955#92674
1969—#1,11049
1968—#1,31434
1967—#1,60923
1966—#1,58024
1965—#1,85618
1964—#2,20514
1963—#2,67310
1962—#2,27913
1961—#3,0978
1960—#3,3377
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1958—#3,5596
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First appearance
1958

The first year at least five boys were named Antwan! It came in at #3,559, and was given to 6 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1959, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Antwan is popular in 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedMNIllinois: #348 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,309 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedINOhio: #523 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,172 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #398 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,099 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #996 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 21,448 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #425 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,856 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedVAMaryland: #301 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,369 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #407 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,353 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedALGeorgia: #400 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,053 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Antwan, so not publishedTXFlorida: #409 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,207 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#301 · 1 in 3,369
  2. Illinois#348 · 1 in 3,309
  3. New Jersey#398 · 1 in 5,099
  4. Georgia#400 · 1 in 4,053
  5. South Carolina#407 · 1 in 4,353

Best ever in a state: #89 in District of Columbia, 1986.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#30171 in 3,369
Illinois#348251 in 3,309
New Jersey#39891 in 5,099
Georgia#400101 in 4,053
South Carolina#40751 in 4,353
Florida#409121 in 4,207
Missouri#42561 in 5,856
Ohio#52381 in 10,172
California#99671 in 21,448
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Antwan
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 77 spots since 2024 (#2,527 → #2,604)
  • 642 spots since 2020 (#1,962 → #2,604)
  • 1,123 spots since 2015 (#1,481 → #2,604)
  • Biggest jump: 184 spots in 1970 (#1,110 → #926)
  • Biggest drop: 167 spots in 2002 (#772 → #939)
Rise & fade · boys
21 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1958
  • Peaked 1979 at #399 (396 births)
  • Births halved by 1995, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 41 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 41 yrs · run 1970–2010
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,347
  • Highest: 1 in 4,347 boys born in 1979 were named Antwan (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 34,162 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 29.6% of all boys named Antwan (3,704) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s6#3,559 (1958)#3,559
1960s200#1,110 (1969)#2,106
1970s2,197#399 (1979)#594
1980s3,704#404 (1980)#449
1990s2,478#534 (1990)#677
2000s2,199#705 (2000)#853
2010s1,358#910 (2010)#1,354
2020s375#1,853 (2021)#2,285

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Antwan in 1972

girls
#5,959
8 births · 1 in 190,156 girls
boys
#692
134 births · 1 in 12,102 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #5,959Antwan8

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #692Antwan134
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 190,156 of them was named Antwan, which outranked 38.4% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Antwan
  1. #5,480Zinnia9
  2. #5,480Zorana9
  3. #5,480Zsazsa9
  4. #5,959Antwan8
  5. #5,959Abelina8
  6. #5,959Adinah8
  7. #5,959Adonna8
  8. #6,558Acacia7
  9. #6,558Acquanetta7
  10. #6,558Adel7

Tied with 598 names at #5,959; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 12,102 of them was named Antwan, which outranked 88.0% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Antwan
  1. #688Harley135
  2. #688Michelle135
  3. #688Toriano135
  4. #692Antwan134
  5. #692Adolfo134
  6. #692Carroll134
  7. #692Malik134
  8. #697Jammie133
  9. #698Daron132
  10. #698Domingo132

Tied with 4 names at #692; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1972 →