Recorded 1963–1979 Girls' name Peak 1979 63 births

Twania — girls' name

63 babies named Twania in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s46
1970s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Twania was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

9 babies were named Twania in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Twania

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Twania between 1963 and 1979, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Twania currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Twania performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Twania shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Twania 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 63 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.

Twania at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

63

Since 1963

17 years of records

Peak year

1979

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1963

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1979

Twania popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1963

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
45678910 1979197819761974197219711970196819641963 7

Twania by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
46 births that decade — 73% of Twania's all-time total
1960s171970s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Twania?
63 babies have been named Twania since 1963. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
When was Twania most popular?
Twania was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Twania been used?
Twania has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 17 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Twania?
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, 1963–1979 (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.