Tawana
Meaning
“Disputed: claimed as Cherokee/Sioux 'river bend', Setswana 'lioness', or a modern African-American coinage; no consensus confirms any.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tawana peaked in the 1970s and the 1980s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
455 people · the #14,282 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 22
Among people named Tawana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Tawana
Most people given the name Tawana in the United States were born between 1960 and 1989. The Tawana you meet today is most often in her 40s or 50s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Tawana deep dive
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