The first name Tawana
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Tawana last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2007, with 10 births (#2,233).
GirlsBoys
144
babies named Tawana, 1996–2025
#5,687
rank in 2023
2007
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tawana with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tawana at birth, 1880–2025
In 2011, 5 girls born in the United States were named Tawana, the 19,327th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1974, when 365 were.
6,545
babies named Tawana since 1880
#19,327
rank in 2011
1974
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Tawana?
- In 2023, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Tawana, ranking 5,687th. Its peak was 2007, with 10 births.
- Is Tawana a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,545 US babies named Tawana since 1880 were girls.
- When was Tawana most popular?
- 1974 in the United States, when 365 babies were named Tawana, its highest rank at 485th.