Girls' name · since 1967

Twiggy

Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Twiggy, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#52,427 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1967
1960s
peak decade

12 girls have been named Twiggy since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Twiggy has 12 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1967.

  • #52,427 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 12 born since 1967
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Twiggy ranks #52,427 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1967, peaking in the 1960s.

#52,427 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1967
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Twiggy's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Twiggy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1967

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1967)
12
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
12 1967 12

Twiggy by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).

1960s was Twiggy's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Twiggy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Twiggy?
Twiggy has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1967, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #52,427 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1967. 12 babies were born in 1967, its single highest year.
Where does Twiggy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Twiggy ranks #52,427 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Twiggy most popular?
Twiggy was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Twiggy been used?
The SSA has tracked Twiggy since 1967 -- 1 year through the most recent 1967 data.
What names are similar to Twiggy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Twila, Twilla, Twisha, Twinkle, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Twiggy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1967–1967 (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 Twiggy 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.