Recorded 1965–2021 Unisex name Peak 1973 217 births

Twan — boys' name

217 babies named Twan in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s1051980s491990s302000s172020s6
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Twan was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

15 babies were named Twan in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Twan

The Social Security Administration has registered 217 babies named Twan between 1965 and 2021, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Twan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Twan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 27 additional births since 1968.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Twan performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Twan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Twan 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 217 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.

Twan at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

217

Since 1965

57 years of records

Peak year

1973

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1965

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2021

Twan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1965

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1973)
15
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
05101520 20211996199119831979197519711965 5

Twan popularity over time — girls

27 total births recorded since 1968 (Twan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
5.566.577.588.5 1977197319711968 7

Twan by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
105 births that decade — 48% of Twan's all-time total
1960s101970s1051980s491990s302000s172020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Twan?
217 babies have been named Twan since 1965. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1973 with 15 births.
When was Twan most popular?
Twan was most popular in the 1970s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Is Twan a unisex name?
Yes, Twan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 217 births, and as a girl's name it has 27 births.
How long has the name Twan been used?
Twan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 57 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Twan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Twain, Twayne. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1965–2021 (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.