Girls' name · since 1948
Towanda
2,140 babies named Towanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,501 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,140
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Towanda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,140 have been recorded since 1948.
Towanda has 2,140 recorded births among girls since 1948, 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 1948 to 1993.
- #4,501 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,140 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Towanda ranks #4,501 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,140 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,501 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,140
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Towanda's 2,140 recorded births place it above 93.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Maryland.
Towanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Towanda's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 131, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Towanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1993
- Peak year (1971)
- 131
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Towanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (976 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Towanda's strongest decade.
976 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Towanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 138
1950s
138 births
- 1960s
1960s
769 births
- 1970s
1970s
976 births
- 1980s 221
1980s
221 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 976 births (46% of all-time use).
How Towanda 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 Towanda's total volume
Towanda by state
Where Towanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 446 | 20.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 107 | 5.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 98 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 97 | 4.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 72 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 70 | 3.3% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 59 | 2.8% |
| #8 | District of Columbia | | 56 | 2.6% |
446 of 2,140 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Towanda appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Towanda's data
- Towanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (976 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Towandas (446 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Towanda: 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 (~45 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, 1948–1993 (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 Towanda 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.