Unisex name · since 1948
Tawn
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 270 babies named Tawn, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 270
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
270 girls have been named Tawn since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawn has been recorded 270 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1983.
- #16,872 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 270 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawn ranks #16,872 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 270 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #16,872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 270
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tawn's 270 recorded births place it above 76.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tawn's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tawn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1983
- Peak year (1969)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Tawn popularity over time - boys
32 total births recorded since 1962 (Tawn as boys' name)
Tawn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (108 births, 40% of the file).
1960s was Tawn's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Tawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s
1960s
108 births
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 108 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tawn's data
- Tawn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 20 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1948–1983 (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 Tawn 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.