Recorded 1922–1978 Girls' name Peak 1967 292 births

Twylla — girls' name

292 babies named Twylla in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s181930s611940s411950s711960s741970s27
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Twylla was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

11 babies were named Twylla in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Twylla

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Twylla between 1922 and 1978, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Twylla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Twylla performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Twylla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Twylla 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 292 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.

Twylla at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

292

Since 1922

57 years of records

Peak year

1967

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1922

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1978

Twylla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1922

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1967)
11
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
4681012 19781967196119551949193819321922 6

Twylla by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
74 births that decade — 25% of Twylla's all-time total
1920s181930s611940s411950s711960s741970s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Twylla?
292 babies have been named Twylla since 1922. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1967 with 11 births.
When was Twylla most popular?
Twylla was most popular in the 1960s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Twylla been used?
Twylla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 57 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Twylla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Twyla, Twylah, Twylia, Twynette. 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, 1922–1978 (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.