Recorded 1958–1975 Girls' name Peak 1971 47 births

Twalla — girls' name

47 babies named Twalla in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s111970s31
1970s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Twalla was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

11 babies were named Twalla in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Twalla

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Twalla between 1958 and 1975, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Twalla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Twalla performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Twalla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Twalla in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Twalla 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 47 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.

Twalla at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

47

Since 1958

18 years of records

Peak year

1971

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1958

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1975

Twalla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1958

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1971)
11
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 1975197419731971196719661958 5

Twalla by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
31 births that decade — 66% of Twalla's all-time total
1950s51960s111970s31

Twalla by state

Where Twalla concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Twalla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 10.6%
Florida share of Twalla's total US births 10.6%

5 of 47 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Twalla?
47 babies have been named Twalla since 1958. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1971 with 11 births.
When was Twalla most popular?
Twalla was most popular in the 1970s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Twalla most popular?
The top states for the name Twalla are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Twalla been used?
Twalla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 18 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Twalla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Twana, Twanda, Twanna, Twala, 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, 1958–1975 (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.