Total births
54
Girls' name · since 1974
Twanisha
Twanisha has 54 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 54
- total births
- 1974–1994
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
Twanisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 54 recorded since 1974.
Twanisha has 54 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1994.
- 54 total births
- 1974–1994 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
54 girls have been named Twanisha since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1994.
- 54
- total births
- 1974–1994
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Twanisha was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
10 babies were named Twanisha in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
Twanisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Twanisha's full recorded timeline at 1986, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Twanisha at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1974
Twanisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1994
- Peak year (1990)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Twanisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Twanisha's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Twanisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 26 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Twanisha? ▼
Since 1974, Social Security records show 54 babies named Twanisha. The most recent recorded year was 1994. Its busiest year on record was 1990, with 10 births.
When was Twanisha most popular? ▼
Twanisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Twanisha been used? ▼
Records for Twanisha go back to 1974, giving 21 years of history through 1994.
What names are similar to Twanisha? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Twanisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1974–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Twanisha: Baby Name Since 1974 - 54 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/twanisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Twanisha 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 July 2026.