Recorded 1970–1985 Girls' name Peak 1976 82 births

Tawonda — girls' name

82 babies named Tawonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s591980s23
1970s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Tawonda was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

12 babies were named Tawonda in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tawonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Tawonda between 1970 and 1985, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tawonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tawonda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tawonda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tawonda 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 82 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.

Tawonda at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

82

Since 1970

16 years of records

Peak year

1976

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1970

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1985

Tawonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1970

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1976)
12
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
468101214 19851984198019791978197719761975197419721970 6

Tawonda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
59 births that decade — 72% of Tawonda's all-time total
1970s591980s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tawonda?
82 babies have been named Tawonda since 1970. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1976 with 12 births.
When was Tawonda most popular?
Tawonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Tawonda been used?
Tawonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 16 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Tawonda?
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, 1970–1985 (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.