Tawana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ta-WAH-na
- Origin
- Modern
Tawana is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tawana come from?
Modern: Ta- prefix with -wana
Is Tawana a girl's or a boy's name?
Tawana is a girls' name.
How popular is Tawana in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tawana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2012, 30% of the babies named Tawana in the UK were girls.
Tawana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Tawana in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1974, with 365 girls. It first appears in the records in 1934.
Half of all the girls named Tawana in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 1980, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tawana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 35 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 34 | #3,201 |
| 1990 | 76 | #1,858 |
| 1989 | 89 | #1,570 |
| 1988 | 106 | #1,344 |
| 1987 | 77 | #1,608 |
| 1986 | 102 | #1,304 |
| 1985 | 98 | #1,338 |
| 1984 | 126 | #1,098 |
| 1983 | 127 | #1,084 |
| 1982 | 184 | #846 |
| 1981 | 199 | #805 |
| 1980 | 227 | #733 |
| 1979 | 269 | #647 |
| 1978 | 274 | #616 |
| 1977 | 303 | #574 |
| 1976 | 357 | #500 |
| 1975 | 346 | #513 |
| 1974 | 365 | #484 |
| 1973 | 328 | #516 |
| 1972 | 328 | #520 |
| 1971 | 306 | #574 |
| 1970 | 231 | #684 |
| 1969 | 208 | #691 |
| 1968 | 182 | #727 |
| 1967 | 138 | #862 |
| 1966 | 129 | #885 |
| 1965 | 118 | #939 |
| 1964 | 115 | #997 |
| 1963 | 98 | #1,099 |
| 1962 | 99 | #1,090 |
| 1961 | 75 | #1,278 |
| 1960 | 85 | #1,180 |
| 1959 | 70 | #1,280 |
| 1958 | 64 | #1,321 |
| 1957 | 56 | #1,406 |
| 1956 | 55 | #1,412 |
| 1955 | 48 | #1,462 |
| 1954 | 38 | #1,647 |
| 1953 | 34 | #1,706 |
| 1952 | 27 | #1,933 |
| 1951 | 28 | #1,841 |
| 1950 | 18 | #2,340 |
| 1949 | 20 | #2,211 |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,704 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,879 |
| 1945 | 8 | #3,386 |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,510 |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #4,340 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 8 | #3,157 |
Names like Tawana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Taiba, Zaisha, Habiba, Waziha, Alisha, Saba, Fabiha, Fariha, Umaiza, Zulaikha, Sabiha, Fatiha
Names related to Tawana
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tawana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tawana, updated 20 October 2026.