Tawni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TAW-nee
- Origin
- English
Tawni is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “golden-brown; tan”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tawni mean?
English: spelling of Tawny; English colour word, from Anglo-Norman
“golden-brown; tan”
From Anglo-Norman tauné, 'tanned', the colour of tanned leather.
Meaning borrowed from Tawny.
Is Tawni a girl's or a boy's name?
Tawni is a girls' name.
How popular is Tawni in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 105 girls. It first appears in the records in 1950.
Half of all the girls named Tawni in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tawni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 31 | #3,564 |
| 1995 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1994 | 70 | #1,994 |
| 1993 | 82 | #1,772 |
| 1992 | 85 | #1,736 |
| 1991 | 77 | #1,826 |
| 1990 | 96 | #1,574 |
| 1989 | 105 | #1,411 |
| 1988 | 102 | #1,383 |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,811 |
| 1986 | 54 | #2,002 |
| 1985 | 52 | #2,047 |
| 1984 | 44 | #2,226 |
| 1983 | 34 | #2,594 |
| 1982 | 41 | #2,369 |
| 1981 | 34 | #2,657 |
| 1980 | 37 | #2,537 |
| 1979 | 29 | #2,931 |
| 1978 | 25 | #3,098 |
| 1977 | 39 | #2,307 |
| 1976 | 29 | #2,663 |
| 1975 | 21 | #3,259 |
| 1974 | 23 | #3,008 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 24 | #2,820 |
| 1971 | 34 | #2,296 |
| 1970 | 23 | #2,938 |
| 1969 | 33 | #2,208 |
| 1968 | 35 | #2,024 |
| 1967 | 27 | #2,327 |
| 1966 | 29 | #2,190 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,768 |
| 1964 | 35 | #2,010 |
| 1963 | 29 | #2,210 |
| 1962 | 28 | #2,263 |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,920 |
| 1960 | 26 | #2,306 |
| 1959 | 12 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
Names like Tawni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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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, “Tawni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tawni, updated 20 October 2026.