Twanya — girls' name
60 babies named Twanya in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
78% of everyone ever named Twanya was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Twanya in 1972 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Twanya
The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Twanya between 1969 and 1982, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Twanya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Twanya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Twanya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Twanya 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 60 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.
Twanya at a glance
Last recorded 1982Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Twanya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1969
- Peak year (1972)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1982.
60 total births across 14 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1972 with 9 births in a single year.
Twanya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 47 births that decade — 78% of Twanya's all-time total
Twanya decade highlights
- Peak decade 47 births
- Runner-up 8 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Twanya's strongest decade
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 78% of all-time use.
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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, 1969–1982 (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.