Given name & surname
Antwan
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
In English use, Antwan is a variant of Antoine. In French use, Antoine carries the interpretation “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.”
Original FrenchAntoine
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Antwan is a variant of Antoine. In French use, Antoine carries the interpretation “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Antwan developed from Antoine.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Antwan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,630
- 12,517 boys · 113 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 414 babies
- 2025
- 50
- #2,606 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,606 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 403 in 1980. In 2025, Florida and Ohio shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,771 as a first name in 2020; 130 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Antwan’s family of names
In English usage, Antwan developed from the French form Antoine. In English usage, Antwan has a related form in Antuwayne. In English usage, Antwan has a related form in Antoine.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Antwan
- Big BoiAmerican rapper and record producerborn 1975
- Antwan TolhoekDutch cyclistborn 1994
- Ant WanSwedish-Assyrian rapperborn 1998
- Antwan RussellBermudian footballer (born 1986)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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