Recorded 1974–1994 Girls' name Peak 1990 54 births

Twanisha — girls' name

54 babies named Twanisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s161990s26
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.

What the Data Says About Twanisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Twanisha between 1974 and 1994, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Twanisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Twanisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Twanisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Twanisha 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 54 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.

Twanisha at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

54

Since 1974

21 years of records

Peak year

1990

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1974

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1994

Twanisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1974

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 19941992199019861985198019761974 6

Twanisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
26 births that decade — 48% of Twanisha's all-time total
1970s121980s161990s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Twanisha?
54 babies have been named Twanisha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year 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?
Twanisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 21 years of data 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.

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, 1974–1994 (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.