How Many People Are Named Tawnya?
An estimated 4,386 people in the United States have the first name Tawnya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Tawnya peaked in popularity in 1972 with 289 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tawnya 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 Tawnya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,386
About 1 in 78,147 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1972
289 births
Total Registered
4,943
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tawnya
Tawnya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,943 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tawnya as a female name
Ranked #15,909 in 2004
6 female births in 2004
Peak: 1972 (289 births)
Tawnya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tawnya span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,335 babies were registered. Tawnya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tawnya by Decade
How has Tawnya 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.
Tawnya by State
Birth registrations for Tawnya span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Ohio. The lowest are in Virginia, Maryland, North Dakota. On average, about 105 Tawnyas were registered per state.
Tawnya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tawnya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tawnya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tawnya?
We estimate approximately 4,386 people named Tawnya 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 78,147 Americans share this first name.
Is Tawnya a common name?
Tawnya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,943 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tawnya most popular?
Tawnya reached peak popularity in 1972, when 289 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tawnya is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tawnya a female name?
Tawnya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tawnya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tawnya Smith, Tawnya Johnson, Tawnya 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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