Tawanda is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tawanda means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tawanda across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tawanda has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tawanda is a girl name of Modern origin meaning “invented name”. A modern American coinage using the popular Ta- prefix.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,058 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 46 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tawanda per year, United States (1944 to 2003). United States peaked in 1977 (260/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2004 (8/yr).
Tawanda is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1977, when it ranked #1,136 nationally (given to 260 babies that year).
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