Girls' name · since 1948
Tawna
Tawna has 889 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 889
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tawna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 889 recorded since 1948.
Tawna has 889 recorded births among girls since 1948, 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 1948 to 2003.
- #8,145 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 889 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawna ranks #8,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 889 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 889
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tawna's 889 recorded births place it above 88.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tawna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tawna's full recorded timeline at 1974, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tawna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2003
- Peak year (1963)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Tawna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (269 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Tawna's strongest decade.
269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tawna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 73
1950s
73 births
- 1960s
1960s
226 births
- 1970s
1970s
269 births
- 1980s
1980s
225 births
- 1990s 78
1990s
78 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 269 births (30% of all-time use).
How Tawna 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 Tawna's total volume
Tawna by state
Where Tawna concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Idaho | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Utah | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
54 of 889 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tawna's data
- Tawna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (269 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tawnas (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tawna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1948–2003 (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 Tawna 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.