Girls' name · since 1905
Twyla
Twyla has 7,192 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,964 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,192
- born since 1905
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Twyla is the #2964 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,192 recorded since 1905.
Twyla has 7,192 recorded births among girls since 1905, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2964 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of girls, 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 1905 to 2025.
- #2,041 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,964 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,192 born since 1905
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Twyla ranks #2,041 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,964 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,192 born since 1905, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,964 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,192
- born since 1905
- 1960s
- peak decade
Twyla's 7,192 recorded births place it above 97.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Twyla compares
7,192 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Twyla's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Twyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,192 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 194 | 21 | 19,840 |
Twyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Twyla's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 194, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Twyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 194
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Twyla by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,333 births, 19% of the file).
1960s was Twyla's strongest decade.
1,333 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Twyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s 212
1910s
212 births
- 1920s 521
1920s
521 births
- 1930s
1930s
656 births
- 1940s
1940s
693 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,244 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,333 births
- 1970s
1970s
906 births
- 1980s 532
1980s
532 births
- 1990s 249
1990s
249 births
- 2000s 235
2000s
235 births
- 2010s 276
2010s
276 births
- 2020s 302
2020s
302 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,333 births (19% of all-time use).
How Twyla 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 Twyla's total volume
Twyla by state
Where Twyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 357 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Iowa | | 354 | 4.9% |
| #3 | California | | 279 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 260 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 251 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 179 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 174 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 157 | 2.2% |
357 of 7,192 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Twyla appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Twyla's data
- Twyla's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,333 total births); usage has since declined to 302 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Twylas (357 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Twyla
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Twyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~120 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, 1905–2025 (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 Twyla 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.