Antuan
A masculine name of French origin meaning "highly praiseworthy".
Name Census estimates that about 1,343 living Americans carry the first name Antuan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Antuan today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Antuan births was 1981 (47 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Antuan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 255,215 Americans
Peak year
1981
47 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,258
Tracked since 1967
Census
Antuan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,034 people with the first name Antuan, which placed it at #12,151 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,151
National first-name rank
People counted
1.0K
1,034 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
67.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Antuan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Antuan is Black at 67.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (20.2%) and Two or More Races (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Antuan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Antuan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American67.0% · 693
- Hispanic or Latino20.2% · 209
- Two or more races5.2% · 54
- White4.6% · 48
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 24
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 6
Popularity
Antuan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Antuan from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 386 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Antuan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Antuan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Antuans live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. Florida, Illinois, California recorded the most babies named Antuan, while Tennessee, New York, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 19 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Antuan
The name Antuan has its origins in the Latin language and culture, dating back to ancient Roman times. It is derived from the Latin name "Antonius", which itself is a Roman family name of uncertain etymology, possibly related to the Greek word "antaô" meaning "to withstand" or "to encounter".
In ancient Roman times, the name Antonius was borne by several notable historical figures, including the Roman general and statesman Marcus Antonius, who was a key figure in the Roman Republic's transition to the Roman Empire. He lived from circa 83 BC to 30 BC and was a member of the Second Triumvirate alongside Octavian (later known as Augustus) and Lepidus.
Another famous bearer of the name Antonius was the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius, who ruled from 138 AD to 161 AD. He was known for his peaceful and prosperous reign, during which the Roman Empire enjoyed a period of stability and economic prosperity.
In the medieval era, the name Antuan emerged as a variant spelling of Antonius, particularly in regions influenced by French and Italian cultures. One noteworthy bearer of the name was Antuan de Navarra, a 14th-century Navarrese nobleman and military leader who fought alongside the French during the Hundred Years' War.
During the Renaissance period, the name Antuan was popularized by several notable artists and intellectuals. One of the most famous was Antuan van Dyck, a 17th-century Flemish painter renowned for his portraits of European aristocracy and royalty. He lived from 1599 to 1641 and is considered one of the most influential portraitists of the Baroque era.
In the 19th century, the name Antuan was borne by Antuan Proust, a French writer and critic who lived from 1832 to 1905. He was the father of the celebrated novelist Marcel Proust, known for his masterpiece "In Search of Lost Time".
Another historical figure with the name Antuan was Antuan Lautrec, a 19th-century French painter and printmaker who lived from 1864 to 1901. He is best known for his depictions of the bohemian nightlife and cabarets of Paris, as well as his innovative use of color and bold, expressive brushstrokes.
People
Antuan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Antuan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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FAQ
Antuan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Antuan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,343 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Antuan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 255,215 US residents.
Is Antuan a common name?
We classify Antuan as "Rare". It ranks above 91.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,392 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Antuan most popular?
The single biggest year for Antuan was 1981, when 47 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Antuan is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Antuan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,034 people with the name Antuan, or 0.34 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,151 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Antuan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Antuan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Antuan appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,028 people counted with this name, 99.3% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Antuan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Antuan is Black at 67.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (20.2%) and Two or More Races (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Antuan most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Antuan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.0% (693 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Antuan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Antuan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Antuan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Antuan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Antuan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Antuan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Antuan?
Find out how many Americans are named Antuan on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.