Girls' name · since 1947
Tawny
Tawny has 4,228 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,228
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tawny sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 4,228 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Tawny recorded 4,228 times among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 2024.
- #2,880 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,228 born since 1947
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawny ranks #2,880 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,228 born since 1947, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,228
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tawny's 4,228 recorded births place it above 96.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Tawny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tawny's full recorded timeline at 1983, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 217 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tawny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 217
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Tawny by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,542 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Tawny's strongest decade.
1,542 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tawny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 185
1950s
185 births
- 1960s 511
1960s
511 births
- 1970s 575
1970s
575 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,542 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,052 births
- 2000s 256
2000s
256 births
- 2010s 64
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,542 births (36% of all-time use).
How Tawny 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 Tawny's total volume
Tawny by state
Where Tawny concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,257 | 29.7% |
| #2 | Washington | | 116 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 115 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 74 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 54 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 54 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Utah | | 53 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 49 | 1.2% |
1,257 of 4,228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Tawny appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tawny's data
- Tawny's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,542 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tawnys (1,257 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 Tawny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1947–2024 (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 Tawny 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.