Recorded 1960–1978 Girls' name Peak 1971 109 births

Twala — girls' name

109 babies named Twala in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s421970s67
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Twala was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

12 babies were named Twala in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Twala

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Twala between 1960 and 1978, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Twala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Twala performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Twala shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Twala 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 109 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.

Twala at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

109

Since 1960

19 years of records

Peak year

1971

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1960

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1978

Twala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1960

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1971)
12
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 19781976197419721970196819641960 5

Twala by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
67 births that decade — 61% of Twala's all-time total
1960s421970s67

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Twala?
109 babies have been named Twala since 1960. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1971 with 12 births.
When was Twala most popular?
Twala was most popular in the 1970s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Twala been used?
Twala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 19 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Twala?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Twana, Twanda, Twanna, Twania, and 4 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, 1960–1978 (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.