Antwaun
A masculine given name derived from the French name "Antoine".
Name Census estimates that about 1,417 living Americans carry the first name Antwaun. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Antwaun today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Antwaun births was 1986 (63 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Antwaun. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 241,887 Americans
Peak year
1986
63 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,770
Tracked since 1969
Census
Antwaun in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 915 people with the first name Antwaun, which placed it at #13,263 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,263
National first-name rank
People counted
915
915 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
88.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Antwaun
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Antwaun is Black at 88.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.7%) and Hispanic (2.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Antwaun described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Antwaun at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American88.4% · 809
- Two or more races5.7% · 52
- Hispanic or Latino2.6% · 24
- White1.5% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Antwaun
Out of the 1,466 babies given the name Antwaun since 1880, 99.7% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Antwaun as a male name
- Ranked #7,770 in 2024
- 10 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1986 (63 births)
Antwaun as a female name
- Ranked #9,855 in 1978
- 5 female births in 1978
- Peak: 1978 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Antwaun appears almost entirely male. Of the 913 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Antwaun: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Antwaun from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 446 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Antwaun by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Antwaun during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Antwauns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. Florida, Ohio, Illinois recorded the most babies named Antwaun, while Indiana, North Carolina, Michigan recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 22 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Antwaun
The name Antwaun is an African American name with its origins in the English language. It is a modern variation of the name Antoine, which itself is derived from the Roman name Antonius. The name Antonius can be traced back to the ancient Roman family of the Antonii.
Antonius was a prominent Roman family name during the days of the Roman Republic and Empire. The most famous bearer of this name was Marcus Antonius, better known as Mark Antony, the Roman politician and general who was an ally of Julius Caesar. Mark Antony lived from 83 BC to 30 BC and played a crucial role in the Roman civil wars.
The name Antoine emerged as a French form of Antonius during the Middle Ages. It was a popular name among the French nobility, and several notable historical figures bore this name. One of the earliest recorded examples is Antoine de Navarre, who lived from 1518 to 1562 and was the King of Navarre.
As the name Antoine spread across Europe, it took on various spellings and forms in different languages. The English variation, Anthony, became common in Britain, and several English kings and noblemen bore this name, including Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers, who lived from 1442 to 1483.
The name Antwaun emerged as an African American variation of Antoine in the 20th century. It is a relatively modern name, and its origins can be traced back to the African American community's efforts to create unique names that reflected their cultural identity.
While there are no famous historical figures specifically named Antwaun, the name shares its roots with the ancient Roman name Antonius and has been borne by several notable individuals throughout history, including Mark Antony, Antoine de Navarre, and Anthony Woodville.
People
Antwaun + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Antwaun as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
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FAQ
Antwaun: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Antwaun?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,417 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Antwaun going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 241,887 US residents.
Is Antwaun a common name?
We classify Antwaun as "Rare". It ranks above 92.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,466 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Antwaun most popular?
The single biggest year for Antwaun was 1986, when 63 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Antwaun is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Antwaun in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 915 people with the name Antwaun, or 0.30 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,263 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Antwaun in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Antwaun?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Antwaun appears almost entirely male. Of the 913 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Antwaun?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Antwaun is Black at 88.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.7%) and Hispanic (2.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Antwaun most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Antwaun in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.4% (809 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Antwaun in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Antwaun a male name?
Yes, 99.7% of people registered as Antwaun in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Antwaun still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Antwaun in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Antwaun can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Antwaun as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.