US rank #11136 Boys' name Peak 1978 1,259 births

Tywan — #11136 US boys' name

1,259 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.

1970s2771980s2451990s2812000s3022010s1232020s31
#11136
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Tywan was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

58 babies were named Tywan in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tywan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,259 babies named Tywan between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tywan currently holds the #11136 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tywan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 302 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tywan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Tywan in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tywan 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 1,259 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.

Tywan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,259

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

1978

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,136

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tywan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1978)
58
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751970 5

Tywan popularity over time — girls

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

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 197619751973 5

Tywan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
302 births that decade — 24% of Tywan's all-time total
1970s2771980s2451990s2812000s3022010s1232020s31

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 1,259 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?
1,259 babies have been named Tywan since 1970. It currently ranks #11136 among boys. The peak year was 1978 with 58 births.
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?
Tywan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 1970–2024 (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.