Recorded 1959–1994 Girls' name Peak 1979 259 births

Tiwanna — girls' name

259 babies named Tiwanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s501970s1511980s481990s5
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Tiwanna was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

23 babies were named Tiwanna in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tiwanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 259 babies named Tiwanna between 1959 and 1994, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tiwanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tiwanna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tiwanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tiwanna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tiwanna 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 259 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.

Tiwanna at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

259

Since 1959

36 years of records

Peak year

1979

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1959

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1994

Tiwanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1959

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1979)
23
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Tiwanna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
151 births that decade — 58% of Tiwanna's all-time total
1950s51960s501970s1511980s481990s5

Tiwanna by state

Where Tiwanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tiwanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
19 7.3%
Alabama share of Tiwanna's total US births 7.3%

19 of 259 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiwanna?
259 babies have been named Tiwanna since 1959. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1979 with 23 births.
When was Tiwanna most popular?
Tiwanna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Tiwanna most popular?
The top states for the name Tiwanna are Alabama (19 births).
How long has the name Tiwanna been used?
Tiwanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 36 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Tiwanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tiwana, Tiwanda, Tiwatope, Tiwaloluwa, and 3 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, 1959–1994 (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.