Antwann
Masculine · “a form of Anthony”
Antwann is the French Antoine written the way it sounds to American ears, with a doubled n at the end. It is two syllables, stressed at the front, strong and easy to call.
How old is the name Antwann?
Antwann first appears in US birth records in 1969 — 56 years ago. The typical Antwann alive today was born around 1987, making them about 38 years old. About 500 people named Antwann are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Antwann most popular?
Antwann peaked in 1982, reaching #1929 nationally. See the whole 1982 chart.
Where it comes from
From Antonius to Antwann
The story of Antwann
Antoine came to America with French speakers in Louisiana and elsewhere, and English speakers heard it as ANT-wan. Families wrote it as they heard it, Antwan, Antwon, Antuan and Antwann among them. The doubled n of this spelling belongs to no older form of the name, and no record explains who added it or why.
Meaningscholars disagree
a form of Anthony, through French Antoine
Antwann represents Antoine, the French form of Anthony, from the Roman family name Antonius, whose original meaning is unknown.
How the name formed
- Antonius
- Antoine
- Antwan
- Antwann
Related forms: Antoine · Anthony · Antonio
Pronouncing Antwann
AN-twahn
Stress on the first syllable. Some families stress the second, an-TWAHN.
Nicknames for Antwann
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
- 1969
- Most boys named
- 198228 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1929reached in 1982
- Change vs 2014
- 0.0%6 in 2015, from 6
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.
Antwann in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Antoine in French — same name
- Anthony in English — same name
- Antonio in Spanish — same name
Antwanns among us
people named Antwann 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
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Fashion outlook
Antwann 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
- It sounds like a familiar name with a long history.
- Twan and Ant give two short forms.
- People will write Antwan or Antoine.
- The doubled n will need spelling out.
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Frequently asked
- How many Antwanns are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Antwann are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Antwann in 2025?
- Antwann is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Antwann with classmates?
- Antwann will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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