Is Tawney a boy or girl name?

Tawney is a girl’s name. Of the 575 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Tawney

Recorded 1948–2005 · United States

Tawney was most popular in 1988, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,967 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 575 people named Tawney.

Tawney over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tawney’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tawney a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tawney is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 575 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Tawney

Where Tawney is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 9.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org