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Girl name

Tawnia

100% girls · last recorded 1992

Tawnia has been given to about 632 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 596
Median age today54 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tawnia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1972 · 40
  • Born in 20250
  • All time632

How popular is Tawnia?

Its best year was 1972, when 40 babies were given the name, ranking 2019th. The typical living American called Tawnia is about 54 years old today.

Names that sound like Tawnia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tania0.88
  2. Tawnya0.86
  3. Taniya0.78
  4. Talia0.75
  5. Tamia0.75
  6. Tanya0.73
  7. Dania0.75
  8. Tasia0.75

Middle names for Tawnia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tawnia Josephine0.84
  2. Tawnia Rose0.83
  3. Tawnia Louise0.83
  4. Tawnia June0.82
  5. Tawnia Pearl0.82
  6. Tawnia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Tawnia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.69
  2. Heidisister · 0.66
  3. Angiesister · 0.62
  4. Scottieeither · 0.61
  5. Shawnbrother · 0.61
  6. Damonbrother · 0.60

Where Tawnia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tawnia White0.78
    2. Tawnia Reyes0.78
    3. Tawnia Nguyen0.78
    4. Tawnia Moore0.78
    5. Tawnia Lee0.78
    6. Tawnia Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tawnia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.