Girls' name · since 1938
Twana
Twana has 2,229 recorded births since 1938 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,386 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,140 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,229
- born since 1938
- 1970s
- peak decade
2,229 babies have been named Twana since 1938, making it today's #15140 girls' name.
Twana has 2,229 recorded births among girls since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15140 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2025.
- #4,386 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,140 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,229 born since 1938
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Twana ranks #4,386 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,140 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,229 born since 1938, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,386 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,140 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,229
- born since 1938
- 1970s
- peak decade
Twana's 2,229 recorded births place it above 93.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Twana compares
2,229 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Twana's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Twana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,229 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 21 | 19,840 |
Twana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Twana's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 119, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Twana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Twana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (925 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Twana's strongest decade.
925 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Twana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 276
1950s
276 births
- 1960s
1960s
681 births
- 1970s
1970s
925 births
- 1980s 236
1980s
236 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 925 births (41% of all-time use).
How Twana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Twana's total volume
Twana by state
Where Twana concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 163 | 7.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 151 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 80 | 3.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 63 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 57 | 2.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 43 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 38 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 37 | 1.7% |
163 of 2,229 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Twana appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Twana's data
- Twana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (925 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Twanas (163 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Twana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1938–2025 (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 Twana 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.