Tawn
The Story of Tawn
As a girl name
Tawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1948, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 28 Tawns were born — ranking #2,454 that year. As of 2026, Tawn ranks #8,047 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 270 Tawns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1962, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 6 Tawns were born — ranking #4,231 that year. As of 2026, Tawn ranks #5,227 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 32 Tawns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tawn
Tawn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 270 births in the dataset. Tawn's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #2,454. Use the chart and map above to compare Tawn'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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