Girls' name · since 1960
Tawnee
Tawnee has 778 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,919 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 778
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tawnee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 778 recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawnee has been recorded 778 times among girls since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2013.
- #8,919 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 778 born since 1960
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawnee ranks #8,919 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 778 born since 1960, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,919 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 778
- born since 1960
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tawnee's 778 recorded births place it above 87.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tawnee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tawnee's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tawnee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2013
- Peak year (1990)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Tawnee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (269 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Tawnee's strongest decade.
269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tawnee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 66
1960s
66 births
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
265 births
- 1990s
1990s
269 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 269 births (35% of all-time use).
How Tawnee 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 Tawnee's total volume
Tawnee by state
Where Tawnee concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 72 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Washington | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
72 of 778 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Tawnee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (269 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tawnees (72 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tawnee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1960–2013 (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 Tawnee 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.