Recorded 1951–2007 Girls' name Peak 1988 871 births

Tawnie — girls' name

871 babies named Tawnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151960s1221970s1251980s2621990s2612000s86
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Tawnie was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

45 babies were named Tawnie in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tawnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 871 babies named Tawnie between 1951 and 2007, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tawnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tawnie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 262 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tawnie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Tawnie in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tawnie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 871 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tawnie at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

871

Since 1951

57 years of records

Peak year

1988

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1951

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2007

Tawnie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1951

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1988)
45
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
01020304050 200720001993198619791972196519541951 5

Tawnie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
262 births that decade — 30% of Tawnie's all-time total
1950s151960s1221970s1251980s2621990s2612000s86

Tawnie by state

Where Tawnie concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Tawnie
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%
California share of Tawnie's total US births 15.4%
Even split

134 of 871 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tawnie?
871 babies have been named Tawnie since 1951. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1988 with 45 births.
When was Tawnie most popular?
Tawnie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 262 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Tawnie most popular?
The top states for the name Tawnie are California (134 births), Utah (6 births), Washington (6 births).
How long has the name Tawnie been used?
Tawnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 57 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Tawnie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tawana, Tawnya, Tawny, Tawanda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.