Girls' name · since 1934
Tawana
Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 6,545 babies named Tawana, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,545
- born since 1934
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tawana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 6,545 have been recorded since 1934.
Tawana has 6,545 recorded births among girls since 1934, 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 1934 to 2011.
- #2,165 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,545 born since 1934
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawana ranks #2,165 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,545 born since 1934, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,545
- born since 1934
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tawana's 6,545 recorded births place it above 97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Tawana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tawana's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 365, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tawana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2011
- Peak year (1974)
- 365
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Tawana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (3,107 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Tawana's strongest decade.
3,107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tawana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 86
1940s
86 births
- 1950s 438
1950s
438 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,247 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,107 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,335 births
- 1990s 276
1990s
276 births
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 3,107 births (47% of all-time use).
How Tawana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tawana's total volume
Tawana by state
Where Tawana concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 918 | 14.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 397 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 340 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 328 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 310 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 297 | 4.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 266 | 4.1% |
| #8 | District of Columbia | | 257 | 3.9% |
918 of 6,545 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Tawana appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tawana's data
- Tawana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (3,107 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tawanas (918 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tawana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1934–2011 (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 Tawana 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.