Tawanna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ta-WAH-na
- Origin
- Modern
Tawanna is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tawanna come from?
Modern: Ta- prefix with -wanna
Is Tawanna a girl's or a boy's name?
Tawanna is a girls' name.
How popular is Tawanna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1977, with 232 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Tawanna in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 1982, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tawanna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 27 | #3,860 |
| 1991 | 30 | #3,534 |
| 1990 | 49 | #2,459 |
| 1989 | 68 | #1,905 |
| 1988 | 82 | #1,586 |
| 1987 | 76 | #1,618 |
| 1986 | 73 | #1,619 |
| 1985 | 103 | #1,297 |
| 1984 | 103 | #1,245 |
| 1983 | 113 | #1,165 |
| 1982 | 131 | #1,083 |
| 1981 | 112 | #1,181 |
| 1980 | 132 | #1,068 |
| 1979 | 180 | #862 |
| 1978 | 187 | #801 |
| 1977 | 232 | #675 |
| 1976 | 179 | #790 |
| 1975 | 170 | #807 |
| 1974 | 173 | #787 |
| 1973 | 183 | #754 |
| 1972 | 151 | #855 |
| 1971 | 136 | #944 |
| 1970 | 134 | #949 |
| 1969 | 93 | #1,153 |
| 1968 | 89 | #1,133 |
| 1967 | 77 | #1,209 |
| 1966 | 74 | #1,251 |
| 1965 | 71 | #1,274 |
| 1964 | 72 | #1,319 |
| 1963 | 56 | #1,489 |
| 1962 | 52 | #1,557 |
| 1961 | 41 | #1,787 |
| 1960 | 42 | #1,746 |
| 1959 | 41 | #1,719 |
| 1958 | 34 | #1,871 |
| 1957 | 33 | #1,903 |
| 1956 | 28 | #2,057 |
| 1955 | 22 | #2,340 |
| 1954 | 23 | #2,239 |
| 1953 | 9 | #3,954 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 11 | #3,234 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,234 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
Names like Tawanna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sabrina, Shayla, Alisha, Melissa, Rebecca, Jamila, Tara, Yadira, Shayna, Aisha, Angela, Alisa
Names related to Tawanna
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Tawanna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tawanna, updated 20 October 2026.