Antwone
Masculine
Antwone has a documented cause and a precise date. Antwone Fisher published his memoir in 2001 and the film of it, directed by Denzel Washington, appeared in 2002; American use of this exact spelling rises immediately afterwards and peaks in 2004. Behind it is Antoine, the French form of a Roman family name that nobody has ever been able to translate.
How old is the name Antwone?
Antwone first appears in US birth records in 1959 — 66 years ago. The typical Antwone alive today was born around 1999, making them about 26 years old. About 2,000 people named Antwone are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Antwone most popular?
Antwone peaked in 2004, reaching #1251 nationally. Today it ranks #5861, 4,610 places below that high. See the whole 2004 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Antonius to Antwone
The story of Antwone
Mark Antony made the gens name famous, and Saint Anthony of Egypt and Saint Anthony of Padua made it Christian; it became one of the most widely used men's names in Europe. French produced Antoine, and French naming had a long presence in Louisiana and in African-American communities generally. The respellings — Antwan, Antwon, Antwone, Antwaun — belong to a specific American practice of writing a French sound with English letters, so that the name can be read correctly by someone who does not know French. Antwone is the spelling that Antwone Fisher's memoir and the film made nationally visible in the early 2000s.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Antonius was a Roman gens name — one of the old Italian clan names, like Julius and Claudius — and its meaning is not recoverable. It is probably Etruscan, and Etruscan is a language we can read but largely not understand. The gloss 'priceless' or 'flower' that circulates for Anthony comes from a Renaissance guess connecting it to Greek anthos, 'flower', which also produced the silent h that English writes and does not say. Neither has any standing.
How the name formed
- Antonius
- Antoine
- Antwan
- Antwone
Related forms: Antoine · Antwan · Antonio · Anthony
Pronouncing Antwone
an-TWAHN
Two syllables, stress at the end, with the final e silent. The spelling is designed to produce the French sound from English letters, and it succeeds. A three-syllable an-TWO-nee is occasionally produced by readers who treat the e as sounded.
Nicknames for Antwone
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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
- 1959
- Most boys named
- 2004120 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1251reached in 2004
- Change vs 2024
- +114.3%15 in 2025, from 7
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.
Antwone in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Antoine in French — related form
- Antwan in English — spelling variant
- Antonio in Italian — related form
- Anthony in English — related form
Antwones among us
people named Antwone are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 113,872 born in 2025 was named Antwone
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Christen test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Antwone's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Christen climbed just as high around 1984, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Christen's path sketches the road Antwone is walking now.
Antwone sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Antwone beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Antwone in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The spelling makes the French pronunciation available to readers who do not know French.
- Tony and Ant are universally understood short forms.
- It has a well-documented modern American story attached to one specific bearer.
- Antwan, Antwon and Antwone all circulate, so records will drift.
- The final e is silent and will be dropped by many writers.
- The Roman name behind it has no recoverable meaning.
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Frequently asked
- How many Antwones are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,000 people named Antwone are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Antwone in 2025?
- Antwone ranks #5861 among US boy names in 2025, with 15 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Antwone?
- About 1 in every 113,872 US boys born in 2025 was named Antwone — 15 in all.
- Will my child share the name Antwone with classmates?
- Antwone will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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