How Many People Are Named Tawan?
An estimated 388 people in the United States have the first name Tawan. It is used for both genders, with 85.3% male. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Tawan peaked in popularity in 1973 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tawan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tawan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
388
About 1 in 883,387 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
85.3% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1973
22 births
Total Registered
408
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tawan
Tawan is predominantly male (85.3%), though 60 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tawan as a male name
Ranked #10,681 in 2019
7 male births in 2019
Peak: 1973 (17 births)
Tawan as a female name
Ranked #12,322 in 1985
5 female births in 1985
Peak: 1974 (9 births)
Tawan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tawan span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 155 babies were registered. Tawan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tawan by Decade
How has Tawan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tawan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tawan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tawan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tawan?
We estimate approximately 388 people named Tawan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 883,387 Americans share this first name.
Is Tawan a common name?
Tawan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 408 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tawan most popular?
Tawan reached peak popularity in 1973, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tawan is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tawan a male name?
Tawan is predominantly male. 85.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tawan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tawan Smith, Tawan Johnson, Tawan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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