Girls' name · since 1959
Tiwana
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 463 babies named Tiwana, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tiwana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 463 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Tiwana recorded 463 times among girls since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1995.
- #12,426 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 463 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiwana ranks #12,426 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 463 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tiwana's 463 recorded births place it above 82.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tiwana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tiwana splits its recorded history at 1976: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tiwana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1995
- Peak year (1973)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1995.
463 total births across 37 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1973 with 41 births in a single year.
Tiwana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (263 births, 57% of the file).
1970s was Tiwana's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Tiwana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 86
1960s
86 births
- 1970s
1970s
263 births
- 1980s 89
1980s
89 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 263 births (57% of all-time use).
Tiwana decade highlights
- Peak decade 263 births
- Runner-up 89 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Tiwana by state
Where Tiwana concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18 | 3.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
18 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 3.9% of nationwide
- North Carolina 1.3% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.1% of nationwide
- South Carolina 1.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 3.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Tiwana's data
- Tiwana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tiwanas (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tiwana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1959–1995 (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 Tiwana 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.
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