Recorded 1970–2019 Unisex name Peak 1973 348 births

Tawan — boys' name

348 babies named Tawan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1061980s791990s702000s582010s35
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Tawan was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tawan in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tawan

The Social Security Administration has registered 348 babies named Tawan between 1970 and 2019, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tawan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Tawan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 60 additional births since 1971.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tawan performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tawan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tawan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 348 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tawan at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

348

Since 1970

50 years of records

Peak year

1973

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1970

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2019

Tawan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1970

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1973)
17
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 201920102002199719911984197919741970 5

Tawan popularity over time — girls

60 total births recorded since 1971 (Tawan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 60 births
45678910 198519841979197819771976197419731971 6

Tawan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
106 births that decade — 30% of Tawan's all-time total
1970s1061980s791990s702000s582010s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tawan?
348 babies have been named Tawan since 1970. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1973 with 17 births.
When was Tawan most popular?
Tawan was most popular in the 1970s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Is Tawan a unisex name?
Yes, Tawan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 348 births, and as a girl's name it has 60 births.
How long has the name Tawan been used?
Tawan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 50 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Tawan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tawfiq, Tawhid, Tawon, Tawn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.