Recorded 1956–1977 Girls' name Peak 1958 71 births

Twilia — girls' name

71 babies named Twilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s271960s301970s14
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Twilia was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

10 babies were named Twilia in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Twilia

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Twilia between 1956 and 1977, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Twilia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Twilia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Twilia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Twilia 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 71 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.

Twilia at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

71

Since 1956

22 years of records

Peak year

1958

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1956

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1977

Twilia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1956

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1958)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 19771971196619631962196119601959195819571956 5

Twilia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
30 births that decade — 42% of Twilia's all-time total
1950s271960s301970s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Twilia?
71 babies have been named Twilia since 1956. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1958 with 10 births.
When was Twilia most popular?
Twilia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Twilia been used?
Twilia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 22 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Twilia?
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.

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, 1956–1977 (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.