Recorded 1954–1999 Girls' name Peak 1974 583 births

Tywana — girls' name

583 babies named Tywana in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s291960s1151970s2781980s1271990s34
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Tywana was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

44 babies were named Tywana in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tywana

The Social Security Administration has registered 583 babies named Tywana between 1954 and 1999, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tywana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tywana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 278 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tywana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tywana in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tywana 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 583 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.

Tywana at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

583

Since 1954

46 years of records

Peak year

1974

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1954

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1999

Tywana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1954

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1974)
44
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
01020304050 199919901985198019751970196519601954 6

Tywana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
278 births that decade — 48% of Tywana's all-time total
1950s291960s1151970s2781980s1271990s34

Tywana by state

Where Tywana concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Tywana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
28 4.8%
#2 Illinois
7 1.2%
#3 Texas
5 0.9%
New York share of Tywana's total US births 4.8%
Even split

28 of 583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tywana?
583 babies have been named Tywana since 1954. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1974 with 44 births.
When was Tywana most popular?
Tywana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 278 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Tywana most popular?
The top states for the name Tywana are New York (28 births), Illinois (7 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Tywana been used?
Tywana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 46 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Tywana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tywanna, Tywanda, Tywan, Tywona, and 2 more. 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, 1954–1999 (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.