Antwuan
Masculine
Antwuan writes a French name using the letters English would use for the same sounds, which is an honest thing for a spelling to do. The Roman family name at the far end of it is attached to one of the worst events of the ancient world.
How old is the name Antwuan?
Antwuan first appears in US birth records in 1971 — 54 years ago. The typical Antwuan alive today was born around 1992, making them about 33 years old. About 800 people named Antwuan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Antwuan most popular?
Antwuan peaked in 1984, reaching #1656 nationally. See the whole 1984 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Antwuan
Roman armies returning from a campaign in the east in the second century brought a disease back with them, and it went through the empire for about fifteen years. Contemporary accounts describe fever, a black rash and enormous mortality; modern estimates of the death toll run to several million, and the army never fully recovered its strength. It is called the Antonine plague, after the family name of the emperors of the period, and the reigning emperor, Marcus Aurelius, is generally thought to have died of it. He spent the years of the outbreak on campaign, writing notes to himself in Greek about accepting what cannot be changed, which were published long after his death and have never gone out of print.
Meaningnot established
Not established
The Roman family name behind Antony is of uncertain origin and may not be Latin at all, which is unusual for a name so widely used. This spelling is a written-by-ear form and the record does not specify which longer name it renders.
Pronouncing Antwuan
ant-WAHN
Two syllables with the weight on the second. The spelling writes the sound directly, which is why it is read correctly on sight far more often than the French version.
Nicknames for Antwuan
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
- 1971
- Most boys named
- 198435 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1656reached in 1984
- Change vs 2019
- −14.3%6 in 2020, 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.
Antwuan in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Antoine in French — related form
- Antonio in Spanish — related form
Antwuans among us
people named Antwuan 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
Antwuan 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
- The spelling tells an English reader exactly how to say it, which Antoine does not.
- Twan works as a short form and is already in ordinary use.
- The name behind it is ancient and famous, so there is no shortage of history to point at.
- Antoine, Antwan and Antwon are all in the record, so the spelling will be checked back with you often.
- Anyone who knows the French spelling may treat this one as a mistake, which it is not.
- No origin is documented for this exact form, so the meaning question belongs to the older name.
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Frequently asked
- How many Antwuans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Antwuan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Antwuan in 2025?
- Antwuan is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Antwuan with classmates?
- Antwuan will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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