Girls' name · since 1948
Tawney
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 575 babies named Tawney, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,836 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 575
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
575 girls have been named Tawney since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tawney recorded 575 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2005.
- #10,836 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 575 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawney ranks #10,836 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 575 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,836 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 575
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tawney's 575 recorded births place it above 85.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tawney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tawney splits its recorded history at 1983: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tawney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2005
- Peak year (1988)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Tawney by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (203 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Tawney's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tawney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
90 births
- 1970s 70
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
168 births
- 1990s
1990s
203 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 203 births (35% of all-time use).
How Tawney 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 Tawney's total volume
Tawney by state
Where Tawney concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 65 | 11.3% |
65 of 575 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tawney's data
- Tawney's decade-level peak was the 1990s (203 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tawneys (65 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 Tawney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1948–2005 (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 Tawney 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.