Is Twanna a boy or girl name?

Twanna is a girl’s name. Of the 1,333 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Twanna

Recorded 1948–1997 · United States

Twanna was most popular in 1977, when 132 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,713 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,333 people named Twanna.

Twanna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Twanna’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Twanna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Twanna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,333 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 Twanna

Where Twanna is most concentrated

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

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