Tawan
Tuan Forest is a coastal locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Tuan Forest had "no people or a very low population".
Meaning & Origin of Tawan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tuan Forest is a coastal locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region, both in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Tuan Forest had "no people or a very low population".
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The Story of Tawan
As a girl name
Tawan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1971, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 9 Tawans were born — ranking #5,777 that year. As of 2026, Tawan ranks #10,678 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 60 Tawans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tawan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 17 Tawans were born — ranking #2,311 that year. As of 2026, Tawan ranks #9,752 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 348 Tawans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tawan
Tawan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 348 births in the dataset. Tawan's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #2,311. Use the chart and map above to compare Tawan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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