Girls' name · since 1961
Tywanda
547 babies named Tywanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 547
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
547 girls have been named Tywanda since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tywanda recorded 547 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2000.
- #11,222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 547 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tywanda ranks #11,222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 547 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 547
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tywanda's 547 recorded births place it above 84.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Tywanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tywanda's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tywanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2000
- Peak year (1976)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Tywanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (313 births, 57% of the file).
1970s was Tywanda's strongest decade.
313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Tywanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 96
1960s
96 births
- 1970s
1970s
313 births
- 1980s 106
1980s
106 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 313 births (57% of all-time use).
How Tywanda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tywanda's total volume
Tywanda by state
Where Tywanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 9 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
9 of 547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Tywanda's data
- Tywanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (313 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Tywandas (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tywanda
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tywanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
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, 1961–2000 (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 Tywanda 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.