Girls' name · since 1948
Twanna
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 1,333 babies named Twanna, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,333
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,333 girls have been named Twanna since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Twanna has 1,333 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1948 to 1997.
- #6,176 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,333 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Twanna ranks #6,176 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,333 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,333
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Twanna's 1,333 recorded births place it above 91.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Twanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Twanna splits its recorded history at 1972: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 132 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Twanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1997
- Peak year (1977)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Twanna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (625 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Twanna's strongest decade.
625 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Twanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 96
1950s
96 births
- 1960s
1960s
353 births
- 1970s
1970s
625 births
- 1980s 229
1980s
229 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 625 births (47% of all-time use).
How Twanna 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 Twanna's total volume
Twanna by state
Where Twanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 57 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 53 | 4.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 50 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 36 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 32 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 22 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 19 | 1.4% |
57 of 1,333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Twanna appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Twanna's data
- Twanna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (625 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Twannas (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Twanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1948–1997 (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 Twanna 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.