Tawny
Meaning
“From the English color word tawny, light brown, itself from Old French tanne, tanned leather.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tawny peaked in the 1980s and the 1990s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
33 people · the #88,550 first name in Brazil · median age 17
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Tawny
Most people given the name Tawny in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Tawny you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Tawny deep dive
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