Girl · #13,843 in 2026

Tawna

Name: Popularity of the name Tawna in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Tawna, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

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Current Rank

#13,843

Peak Rank

#2,015 (1963)

Total Babies

889

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1948

First Year

2003

Last Year

1963

Peak Year

#2015

Peak Rank

889

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Tawna

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Origin & history

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The Story of Tawna

American parents first put Tawna on the record books as a baby girl name in 1948, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 34 Tawnas were born — ranking #2,015 that year. About 30% of every Tawna on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Tawna last appeared in the published SSA data in 2003, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 889 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Tawna

Phonetically similar names — useful when Tawna is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tawna

What does the name Tawna mean?

How popular is Tawna in 2026?

In 2026, Tawna ranks #13,843 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.

When was Tawna most popular?

Tawna reached its peak popularity in 1963, ranking #2,015 that year with 34 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Tawna most popular?

Tawna has historically been most popular in Idaho, Utah, Ohio. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Tawna.

Is Tawna a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Tawna is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Tawna?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Tawna include Nolia, Orena, Morene. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Tawna

Tawna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 889 births in the dataset. Tawna's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #2,015. Use the chart and map above to compare Tawna'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.