Girls' name · since 1971
Tawanya
54 babies named Tawanya in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
54 girls have been named Tawanya since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tawanya recorded 54 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1984.
- #34,208 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawanya ranks #34,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tawanya's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tawanya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tawanya's full recorded timeline at 1976, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tawanya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1984
- Peak year (1974)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Tawanya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (49 births, 91% of the file).
1970s was Tawanya's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 91% of all-time use.
Tawanya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 49 births (91% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tawanya's data
- Tawanya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tawanya: 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 (~13 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, 1971–1984 (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 Tawanya 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.