How Many People Are Named Tawny?
An estimated 3,887 people in the United States have the first name Tawny. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Tawny peaked in popularity in 1989 with 217 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tawny 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 Tawny paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,887
About 1 in 88,180 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1989
217 births
Total Registered
4,228
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tawny
Tawny is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,228 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tawny as a female name
Ranked #17,377 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (217 births)
Tawny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tawny span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,542 babies were registered. Tawny has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tawny by Decade
How has Tawny 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.
Tawny by State
Birth registrations for Tawny span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Washington, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Virginia, South Dakota. On average, about 82 Tawnys were registered per state.
Tawny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tawny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tawny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tawny?
We estimate approximately 3,887 people named Tawny 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 88,180 Americans share this first name.
Is Tawny a common name?
Tawny is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,228 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tawny most popular?
Tawny reached peak popularity in 1989, when 217 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tawny is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tawny a female name?
Tawny is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tawny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tawny Smith, Tawny Johnson, Tawny 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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