Antawn
Masculine · “A spelling of Antoine”
Antawn is Antoine written the way many Americans hear it, with the French -oine turned into -awn. Antoine was also the real first name of Fats Domino, the New Orleans pianist who helped invent rock and roll.
How old is the name Antawn?
Antawn first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Antawn alive today was born around 1987, making them about 38 years old. About 600 people named Antawn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Antawn most popular?
Antawn peaked in 1981, reaching #2086 nationally. See the whole 1981 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Antonius to Antawn
The story of Antawn
French -oine is said something like wahn, and American speech often softened it; Antawn writes down that American sound. Antoine Domino of New Orleans, known to the world as Fats, sang and played rolling boogie-woogie piano, and records such as 'The Fat Man' and 'Blueberry Hill' sold in the millions and helped make rock and roll. Antawn is one of the spellings American families used for Antoine.
Meaning
A spelling of Antoine, the French Anthony
Antoine is the French form of Anthony, from the Roman family name Antonius. Antawn spells the ending by ear.
How the name formed
- Antonius
- Antoine
- Antawn
Related forms: Antoine · Anthony
Pronouncing Antawn
an-TAWN
Two syllables with the stress on the second.
Nicknames for Antawn
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1970
- Most boys named
- 199829 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2086reached in 1981
- Change vs 2013
- 0.0%5 in 2016, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Antawn in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Antoine in French — spelling variant
- Anthony in English — same name
Antawns among us
people named Antawn are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Antawn sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Spelled as it is said.
- Close to Antoine and Anthony, names everyone knows.
- Rare, so an Antawn is unlikely to meet another.
- People will write Antwan or Antoine.
- It will need spelling out.
- It is closely tied to its era.
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Frequently asked
- How many Antawns are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Antawn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Antawn in 2025?
- Antawn is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Antawn with classmates?
- Antawn will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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