Girls' name · since 1962

Tewanna

55 babies named Tewanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#33,995 of 72,339
all-time among girls
55
born since 1962
1970s
peak decade

Tewanna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1962.

Tewanna has 55 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1984.

  • #33,995 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 55 born since 1962
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tewanna ranks #33,995 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.

#33,995 of 72,339
all-time among girls
55
born since 1962
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tewanna's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tewanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Tewanna's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Tewanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1984

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1976)
10
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4681012 19621965196719701975197619781984 5

Tewanna by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (30 births, 55% of the file).

1970s was Tewanna's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Tewanna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 30 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tewanna?
Tewanna has been given to 55 babies in the U.S. since 1962, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #33,995 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1984. 10 babies were born in 1976, its single highest year.
Where does Tewanna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tewanna ranks #33,995 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tewanna most popular?
Tewanna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Tewanna been used?
Tewanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 23 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Tewanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tewana, Tewanda. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Tewanna's data

  • Tewanna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tewanna

Nearby Names Like Tewanna

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tewanna

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tewanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1962–1984 (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 Tewanna 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.