Townsend vs Towan

Side-by-side comparison of Townsend and Towan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Townsend

Boy name · Rank #3984

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Name B

Towan

Boy name

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Metric Townsend Towan
Current Rank #3984 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 835 27
Peak Year 2021 1978
Peak Year Births 30 6
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1975

Births by Decade

Decade Townsend Towan
1910ss 51 —
1920ss 70 —
1930ss 60 —
1940ss 49 —
1950ss 52 —
1960ss 28 —
1970ss 12 16
1980ss 44 5
1990ss 63 6
2000ss 94 —
2010ss 190 —
2020ss 122 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Townsend Towan
2014 17 —
2015 18 —
2016 19 —
2017 12 —
2018 20 —
2019 27 —
2020 15 —
2021 30 —
2022 27 —
2023 23 —
2024 27 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2024.

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