Recorded 1948–1998 Girls' name Peak 1974 625 births

Tywanna — girls' name

625 babies named Tywanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s261960s1171970s2741980s1511990s52
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Tywanna was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

37 babies were named Tywanna in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tywanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 625 babies named Tywanna between 1948 and 1998, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tywanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tywanna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 274 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tywanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Tywanna in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tywanna 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 625 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.

Tywanna at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

625

Since 1948

51 years of records

Peak year

1974

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1948

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1998

Tywanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1948

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1974)
37
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 19981990198419781972196619591948 5

Tywanna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
274 births that decade — 44% of Tywanna's all-time total
1940s51950s261960s1171970s2741980s1511990s52

Tywanna by state

Where Tywanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Tywanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 1.8%
#2 Georgia
10 1.6%
#3 Mississippi
6 1.0%
#4 Alabama
5 0.8%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.8%
New York share of Tywanna's total US births 1.8%
Even split

11 of 625 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tywanna?
625 babies have been named Tywanna since 1948. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1974 with 37 births.
When was Tywanna most popular?
Tywanna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 274 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Tywanna most popular?
The top states for the name Tywanna are New York (11 births), Georgia (10 births), Mississippi (6 births).
How long has the name Tywanna been used?
Tywanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 51 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Tywanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tywana, 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, 1948–1998 (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.