Unisex name · since 1972
Tiwan
123 babies named Tiwan in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,080 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 123
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
123 boys have been named Tiwan since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tiwan has 123 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1972 to 2007.
- #16,080 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 123 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiwan ranks #16,080 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,080 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 123
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tiwan's 123 recorded births place it above 64.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tiwan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tiwan splits its recorded history at 1982: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tiwan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2007
- Peak year (1974)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Tiwan popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1972 (Tiwan as girls' name)
Tiwan by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (57 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Tiwan's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Tiwan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 57 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tiwan's data
- Tiwan's decade-level peak was the 1970s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- 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 Tiwan
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tiwan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1972–2007 (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 Tiwan 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.