Recorded 1965–1983 Girls' name Peak 1974 137 births

Tawania — girls' name

137 babies named Tawania in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s191970s951980s23
1970s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Tawania was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

18 babies were named Tawania in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tawania

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Tawania between 1965 and 1983, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tawania currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tawania performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tawania shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tawania 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 137 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.

Tawania at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

137

Since 1965

19 years of records

Peak year

1974

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1965

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1983

Tawania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1965

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1974)
18
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 198319811979197619741972197019681965 6

Tawania by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
95 births that decade — 69% of Tawania's all-time total
1960s191970s951980s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tawania?
137 babies have been named Tawania since 1965. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1974 with 18 births.
When was Tawania most popular?
Tawania was most popular in the 1970s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Tawania been used?
Tawania has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 19 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Tawania?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tawana, Tawnya, Tawny, Tawanda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1965–1983 (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.