Girls' name · since 1940
Towana
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 801 babies named Towana, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 801
- born since 1940
- 1970s
- peak decade
Towana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 801 recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Towana recorded 801 times among girls since 1940, 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 1940 to 1992.
- #8,712 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 801 born since 1940
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Towana ranks #8,712 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 801 born since 1940, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 801
- born since 1940
- 1970s
- peak decade
Towana's 801 recorded births place it above 87.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Towana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Towana's full recorded timeline at 1967, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Towana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1992
- Peak year (1971)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Towana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (307 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Towana's strongest decade.
307 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Towana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 114
1950s
114 births
- 1960s
1960s
297 births
- 1970s
1970s
307 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 307 births (38% of all-time use).
How Towana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Towana's total volume
Towana by state
Where Towana concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 84 | 10.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 28 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 22 | 2.7% |
| #4 | District of Columbia | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
84 of 801 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Towana's data
- Towana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (307 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Towanas (84 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Towana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1940–1992 (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 Towana 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.