Recorded 1961–2000 Girls' name Peak 1976 547 births

Tywanda — girls' name

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.

1960s961970s3131980s1061990s242000s8
1970s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Tywanda was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

39 babies were named Tywanda in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tywanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 547 babies named Tywanda between 1961 and 2000, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tywanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tywanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 313 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tywanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Tywanda in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tywanda 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 547 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.

Tywanda at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

547

Since 1961

40 years of records

Peak year

1976

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1961

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2000

Tywanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1961

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1976)
39
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
01020304050 200019891984198019761972196819641961 10

Tywanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
313 births that decade — 57% of Tywanda's all-time total
1960s961970s3131980s1061990s242000s8

Tywanda by state

Where Tywanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Tywanda
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%
Mississippi share of Tywanda's total US births 1.6%
Even split

9 of 547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tywanda?
547 babies have been named Tywanda since 1961. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1976 with 39 births.
When was Tywanda most popular?
Tywanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 313 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Tywanda most popular?
The top states for the name Tywanda are Mississippi (9 births), Alabama (6 births), Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Tywanda been used?
Tywanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 40 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Tywanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tywanna, Tywana, 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, 1961–2000 (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.