Recorded 1970–1986 Girls' name Peak 1976 82 births

Tawonna — girls' name

82 babies named Tawonna 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.

1970s581980s24
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Tawonna was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tawonna in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tawonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Tawonna between 1970 and 1986, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tawonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tawonna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tawonna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tawonna 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.

Tawonna at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

82

Since 1970

17 years of records

Peak year

1976

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1970

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1986

Tawonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1970

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1976)
11
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 198619831982198019791977197619751974197219711970 6

Tawonna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
58 births that decade — 71% of Tawonna's all-time total
1970s581980s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tawonna?
82 babies have been named Tawonna since 1970. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1976 with 11 births.
When was Tawonna most popular?
Tawonna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Tawonna been used?
Tawonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 17 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Tawonna?
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, 1970–1986 (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.