Girls' name · since 1970
Tawonda
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.
- #29,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tawonda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 82 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawonda has been recorded 82 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1985.
- #29,412 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 82 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tawonda ranks #29,412 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #29,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tawonda's 82 recorded births place it above 59.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tawonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tawonda's full recorded timeline at 1977, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tawonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1985
- Peak year (1976)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Tawonda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (59 births, 72% of the file).
1970s was Tawonda's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Tawonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 59 births (72% of all-time use).
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- Tawonda's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 1980s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tawonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1970–1985 (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 Tawonda 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.