Tawnie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TAW-nee
- Origin
- English
Tawnie 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 Tawnie 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 Tawnie a girl's or a boy's name?
Tawnie is a girls' name.
How popular is Tawnie in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 45 girls. It first appears in the records in 1951.
Half of all the girls named Tawnie in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tawnie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 1993 | 37 | #3,103 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1991 | 43 | #2,732 |
| 1990 | 38 | #2,952 |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,980 |
| 1988 | 45 | #2,414 |
| 1987 | 26 | #3,421 |
| 1986 | 24 | #3,552 |
| 1985 | 31 | #2,938 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 21 | #3,686 |
| 1982 | 22 | #3,646 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 23 | #3,506 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 18 | #3,198 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 13 | #3,557 |
| 1965 | 12 | #3,732 |
| 1964 | 12 | #3,878 |
| 1963 | 14 | #3,457 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 14 | #3,459 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
Names like Tawnie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ashley, Amber, Katie, Taylor, Jamie, Cassie, Brooke, Nicole, Danielle, Tara, Katherine, Leslie
Names related to Tawnie
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
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, “Tawnie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tawnie, updated 20 October 2026.