How Many People Are Named Tawni?
An estimated 1,728 people in the United States have the first name Tawni. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Tawni peaked in popularity in 1989 with 105 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tawni 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 Tawni paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,728
About 1 in 198,353 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1989
105 births
Total Registered
1,876
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tawni
Tawni is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,876 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tawni as a female name
Ranked #19,327 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1989 (105 births)
Tawni: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tawni span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 567 babies were registered. Tawni has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tawni by Decade
How has Tawni 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.
Tawni by State
Birth registrations for Tawni span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Utah, Washington. The lowest are in Montana, Indiana, Nevada. On average, about 52 Tawnis were registered per state.
Tawni + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tawni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tawni: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tawni?
We estimate approximately 1,728 people named Tawni 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 198,353 Americans share this first name.
Is Tawni a common name?
Tawni is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,876 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tawni most popular?
Tawni reached peak popularity in 1989, when 105 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tawni is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tawni a female name?
Tawni is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tawni Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tawni Smith, Tawni Johnson, Tawni 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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