Girls' name · since 1936
Dwanna
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 444 babies named Dwanna, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 444
- born since 1936
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dwanna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 444 have been recorded since 1936.
Dwanna has 444 recorded births among girls since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1996.
- #12,713 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 444 born since 1936
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dwanna ranks #12,713 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 444 born since 1936, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 444
- born since 1936
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dwanna's 444 recorded births place it above 82.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Dwanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dwanna's full recorded timeline at 1970, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dwanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1996
- Peak year (1970)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Dwanna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (129 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Dwanna's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Dwanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s
1950s
74 births
- 1960s
1960s
112 births
- 1970s
1970s
129 births
- 1980s
1980s
67 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 129 births (29% of all-time use).
Dwanna by state
Where Dwanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
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- Dwanna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Dwannas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dwanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1936–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dwanna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.