How Many People Are Named Twanda?
An estimated 1,172 people in the United States have the first name Twanda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Twanda peaked in popularity in 1970 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Twanda 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 Twanda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,172
About 1 in 292,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1970
77 births
Total Registered
1,362
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Twanda
Twanda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,362 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Twanda as a female name
Ranked #13,305 in 1995
6 female births in 1995
Peak: 1970 (77 births)
Twanda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Twanda span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 566 babies were registered. Twanda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Twanda by Decade
How has Twanda 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.
Twanda by State
Birth registrations for Twanda span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Pennsylvania, Mississippi. The lowest are in Maryland, Louisiana, Virginia. On average, about 30 Twandas were registered per state.
Twanda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Twanda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Twanda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Twanda?
We estimate approximately 1,172 people named Twanda 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 292,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Twanda a common name?
Twanda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,362 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Twanda most popular?
Twanda reached peak popularity in 1970, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Twanda is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Twanda a female name?
Twanda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Twanda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Twanda Smith, Twanda Johnson, Twanda 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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