How Many People Are Named Towana?
An estimated 672 people in the United States have the first name Towana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Towana peaked in popularity in 1971 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Towana 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 Towana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
672
About 1 in 510,051 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1971
48 births
Total Registered
801
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Towana
Towana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 801 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Towana as a female name
Ranked #15,455 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1971 (48 births)
Towana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Towana span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 307 babies were registered. Towana has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Towana by Decade
How has Towana 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.
Towana by State
Birth registrations for Towana span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, District of Columbia. On average, about 26 Towanas were registered per state.
Towana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Towana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Towana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Towana?
We estimate approximately 672 people named Towana 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 510,051 Americans share this first name.
Is Towana a common name?
Towana is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 801 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Towana most popular?
Towana reached peak popularity in 1971, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Towana is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Towana a female name?
Towana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Towana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Towana Smith, Towana Johnson, Towana 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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