Antwan
Antwan was the 2606th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 399th; the most babies were born in 1980 (403). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,125 places. More babies were named Antwan in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,606 boys, down 641 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1980403 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,630babies recorded
Antwan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 113 since 1970.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,606 | 50 |
| 2020 | #1,965 | 73 |
| 2010 | #910 | 222 |
| 2000 | #705 | 248 |
| 1990 | #534 | 345 |
| 1980 | #404 | 403 |
| 1970 | #928 | 74 |
| 1960 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Antwan, counting every spelling?
Antwan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 90 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 90 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antwan | 50 | #2,606 | 302 |
| Antwon | 18 | #5,222 | 137 |
| Antwone | 15 | #5,878 | 54 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Antwan?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Antwan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Antwan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Antwan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Antwan?
About 11,900 people born in the US named Antwan are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 22 and 44. That makes Antwan mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Antwan by state
How common Antwan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (3.1×), Georgia (2.6×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Antwan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Antwan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Antwan
How popular is the name Antwan?
Antwan was the 2606th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 399th; the most babies were born in 1980 (403). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,125 places. More babies were named Antwan in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Antwan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Antwan in the US.
Where is Antwan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Antwan was most common in Florida (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and South Carolina.