Girls' name · since 1957
Tuwana
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 176 babies named Tuwana, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tuwana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 176 recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tuwana has been recorded 176 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1978.
- #21,153 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 176 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tuwana ranks #21,153 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #21,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tuwana's 176 recorded births place it above 70.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tuwana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tuwana splits its recorded history at 1969: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tuwana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1978
- Peak year (1970)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Tuwana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (102 births, 58% of the file).
1970s was Tuwana's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Tuwana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s
1960s
56 births
- 1970s
1970s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 102 births (58% of all-time use).
Tuwana by state
Where Tuwana concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8 | 4.5% |
8 of 176 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Tuwanas (8 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 Tuwana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1957–1978 (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 Tuwana 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.