Girls' name · since 1951
Tawnie
Tawnie has 871 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 871
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tawnie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 871 have been recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Tawnie recorded 871 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2007.
- #8,261 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 871 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawnie ranks #8,261 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 871 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 871
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tawnie's 871 recorded births place it above 88.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tawnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tawnie's full recorded timeline at 1982, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tawnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2007
- Peak year (1988)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Tawnie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (262 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Tawnie's strongest decade.
262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tawnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s
1960s
122 births
- 1970s
1970s
125 births
- 1980s
1980s
262 births
- 1990s
1990s
261 births
- 2000s 86
2000s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 262 births (30% of all-time use).
How Tawnie 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 Tawnie's total volume
Tawnie by state
Where Tawnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 134 | 15.4% |
| #2 | Utah | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Washington | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
134 of 871 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tawnie's data
- Tawnie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (262 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tawnies (134 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.
Keep exploring Tawnie
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tawnie: 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 (~56 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, 1951–2007 (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 Tawnie 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.