Boys' name · since 1970

Tywan

1,265 babies named Tywan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,414 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#10,918 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,265
born since 1970
2000s
peak decade

1,265 babies have been named Tywan since 1970, making it today's #10918 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tywan has been recorded 1,265 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #10918 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.

  • #4,414 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #10,918 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,265 born since 1970
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tywan ranks #4,414 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,918 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,265 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,414 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#10,918 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,265
born since 1970
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%21.6%
Tywan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Tywan's 1,265 recorded births place it above 90.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.

How Tywan compares

1,265 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Tywan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Tywan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,265 369 358,536
Peak-year births 58 34 22,252

Tywan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Tywan's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Tywan popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1978)
58
Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
020406080 197019771984199119982005201220192025 6

Tywan popularity over time - girls

15 total births recorded since 1973 (Tywan as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 15 births
5 197319751976 5

Tywan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (302 births, 24% of the file).

2000s was Tywan's strongest decade.

302 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Tywan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 302 births (24% of all-time use).

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

How Tywan compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tywan's total volume

Tywan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -59, 3.4%-89, 6.9%-81, 2.8%-109, 6%-37, 5.1%-64, 5.3%-104, 3.5%-49, 5.3%-33, 6.5%-57, 12.1%-56, 11.2%-71, 4.2%-111, 2.9%-96, 2.3%-51, 6.3%Tywan-56, 4.6%Tywan
Tywan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Tywan by state

Where Tywan concentrates geographically, total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tywan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
47 3.7%
#2 New York
40 3.2%
#3 Michigan
20 1.6%
#4 Maryland
11 0.9%
#5 Virginia
10 0.8%
#6 New Jersey
6 0.5%
#7 Florida
5 0.4%
#8 Georgia
5 0.4%
Illinois share of Tywan's total US births 3.7%
Even split

47 of 1,265 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Tywan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tywan?
Since 1970, Social Security records show 1,265 babies named Tywan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,414 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #10,918 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 1978, with 58 births.
Where does Tywan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tywan ranks #4,414 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,918 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tywan most popular?
Tywan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 302 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Tywan most popular?
The top states for the name Tywan are Illinois (47 births), New York (40 births), Michigan (20 births).
How long has the name Tywan been used?
Records for Tywan go back to 1970, giving 56 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Tywan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tywon, Tywaun, Tywone, Tywann, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Tywan's data

  • Tywan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (302 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Illinois records the most Tywans (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tywan

Nearby Names Like Tywan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tywan

Names with a similar popularity rank to Tywan

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tywan: 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, 1970–2025 (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 Tywan 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.