How Many People Are Named Tuwanda?
An estimated 140 people in the United States have the first name Tuwanda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Tuwanda peaked in popularity in 1972 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tuwanda 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 Tuwanda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
140
About 1 in 2,448,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1972
14 births
Total Registered
161
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tuwanda
Tuwanda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 161 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tuwanda as a female name
Ranked #9,061 in 1981
7 female births in 1981
Peak: 1972 (14 births)
Tuwanda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tuwanda span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 85 babies were registered. Tuwanda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tuwanda by Decade
How has Tuwanda 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.
Tuwanda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tuwanda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tuwanda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tuwanda?
We estimate approximately 140 people named Tuwanda 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 2,448,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Tuwanda a common name?
Tuwanda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 161 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tuwanda most popular?
Tuwanda reached peak popularity in 1972, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tuwanda is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tuwanda a female name?
Tuwanda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tuwanda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tuwanda Smith, Tuwanda Johnson, Tuwanda 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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