How Many People Are Named Tawnia?
An estimated 559 people in the United States have the first name Tawnia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Tawnia peaked in popularity in 1972 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tawnia 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 Tawnia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
559
About 1 in 613,156 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1972
40 births
Total Registered
632
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tawnia
Tawnia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 632 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tawnia as a female name
Ranked #11,628 in 1992
7 female births in 1992
Peak: 1972 (40 births)
Tawnia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tawnia span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 272 babies were registered. Tawnia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tawnia by Decade
How has Tawnia 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.
Tawnia by State
Birth registrations for Tawnia span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Washington, Oregon. The lowest are in Oregon, Washington, California. On average, about 26 Tawnias were registered per state.
Tawnia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tawnia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tawnia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tawnia?
We estimate approximately 559 people named Tawnia 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 613,156 Americans share this first name.
Is Tawnia a common name?
Tawnia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 632 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tawnia most popular?
Tawnia reached peak popularity in 1972, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tawnia is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tawnia a female name?
Tawnia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tawnia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tawnia Smith, Tawnia Johnson, Tawnia 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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