Twyla — #3887 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Twyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,133 babies named Twyla between 1905 and 2024, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Twyla currently holds the #3887 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 194 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Twyla performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,333 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Twyla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Iowa, which accounts for 354 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Twyla in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Twyla 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 7,133 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.