Girls' name · since 1959
Tuwanna
152 babies named Tuwanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
152 girls have been named Tuwanna since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tuwanna recorded 152 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 1982.
- #22,670 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 152 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tuwanna ranks #22,670 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,670 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tuwanna's 152 recorded births place it above 68.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tuwanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tuwanna's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tuwanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1982
- Peak year (1972)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Tuwanna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (84 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Tuwanna's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Tuwanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 84 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Tuwanna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tuwanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1959–1982 (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 Tuwanna 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.