Boy or Girl

Is Tawny a boy or girl name?

Tawny was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,228 US babies named Tawny were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#17,377
Babies named Tawny since 1947
4,228
Most popular year
1989
217 babies
Babies named Tawny each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Tawny from 1947 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0751502253001960198020002020

Boys and girls named Tawny, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1940s027100%
1950s0185100%
1960s0511100%
1970s0575100%
1980s01,542100%
1990s01,052100%
2000s0256100%
2010s064100%
2020s016100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–5#17,377
20230–6#14,988
20220–0–
20210–5#17,436
20200–0–
20190–0–
20180–6#15,491
20170–0–
20160–10#10,784
20150–0–
20140–10#10,876
20130–5#19,030
20120–7#14,835
20110–13#9,096
20100–13#9,177
20090–11#10,611
20080–17#7,719
20070–25#5,687
20060–21#6,334
20050–37#3,938
20040–20#6,193
20030–38#3,721
20020–27#4,606
20010–30#4,198
20000–30#4,175
19990–60#2,436
19980–57#2,456
19970–48#2,658
19960–71#1,990
19950–85#1,727
19940–113#1,424
19930–145#1,200
19920–142#1,230
19910–151#1,166
19900–180#1,012
19890–217#860
19880–186#917
19870–152#1,024
19860–139#1,082
19850–141#1,055
19840–151#961
19830–146#996
19820–164#923
19810–127#1,101
19800–119#1,150
19790–116#1,152
19780–89#1,346
19770–64#1,658
19760–66#1,548
19750–40#2,165
19740–22#3,201
19730–31#2,448
19720–43#1,939
19710–43#1,998
19700–61#1,582
19690–50#1,725
19680–39#1,937
19670–43#1,780
19660–48#1,631
19650–47#1,654
19640–41#1,864
19630–55#1,517
19620–76#1,277
19610–68#1,360
19600–44#1,725
19590–20#2,667
19580–28#2,160
19570–29#2,064
19560–23#2,378
19550–23#2,335
19540–13#3,312
19530–14#3,092
19520–12#3,361
19510–8#4,347
19500–15#2,766
19490–8#4,203
19480–10#3,578
19470–9#3,986

Highest rank

Tawny has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #860 in 1989. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Tawny

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.